Makrysi

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Makrysi
Μακρύσι
Makrysi is located in Greece
Makrysi
Makrysi
Coordinates: 37°25′N 22°10′E / 37.417°N 22.167°E / 37.417; 22.167Coordinates: 37°25′N 22°10′E / 37.417°N 22.167°E / 37.417; 22.167
CountryGreece
Administrative regionPeloponnese
Regional unitArcadia
MunicipalityMegalopoli
Municipal unitMegalopoli
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Rural
44
Community
 • Population265 (2011)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Makrysi (Greek: Μακρύσι, before 1927: Σιάλεσι - Sialesi[2]) is a village and a community in the municipality of Megalopoli, Arcadia, Greece. It is situated on a hillside on the left bank of the river , at 496 m elevation. It is 3 km northwest of Mallota and 3 km northeast of Megalopoli town centre. The community consists of the villages Makrysi and Kato Makrysi. Kato Makrysi is situated at 450 m elevation. Zacharias Barbitsiotis, an anti-Ottoman insurgent defeated the Turks in Sialesi in the 1780s.

Historical population[]

Year Total population Makrysi Kato Makrysi
1981 - 153 -
1991 190 79 111
2001 172 53 119
2011 265 44 221

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  1. ^ a b "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. ^ Name changes of settlements in Greece
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