Karitsa, Larissa

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Karitsa
Καρίτσα
Karitsa is located in Greece
Karitsa
Karitsa
Coordinates: 39°50.6′N 22°45.7′E / 39.8433°N 22.7617°E / 39.8433; 22.7617Coordinates: 39°50.6′N 22°45.7′E / 39.8433°N 22.7617°E / 39.8433; 22.7617
CountryGreece
Administrative regionThessaly
Regional unitLarissa
MunicipalityAgia
Municipal unitEvrymenes
Elevation
256 m (840 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Rural
436
Community
 • Population536 (2011)
 • Area (km2)23.241
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
400 07
Area code(s)+30-2495-xxx-xxx
Vehicle registrationPIx-xxxx

Karitsa (Greek: Καρίτσα, Greek pronunciation: [ka'ɾit͡sa]) is a village and a community of the Agia municipality.[2] Before the 2011 local government reform it was a part of the municipality of Evrymenes.[2] The 2011 census recorded 436 inhabitants in the village and 536 in the community.[1] The community of Karitsa covers an area of 23.241 km2.[3]

Administrative division[]

The community of Palaiopyrgos consists of three separate settlements:[1]

Geography[]

The village is located on the eastern slopes of Mount Ossa overseeing the Aegean Sea.

Population[]

According to the 2011 census, the population of the settlement of Karitsa was 436 people, a decrease of almost 17% compared with the population of the previous census of 2001.[1][3]

Year Population
2001[3] 527
2011[1] 436

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. ^ a b "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. ^ a b c "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
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