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| align="center" colspan="2" bgcolor="#d3d3d3"|<font size="4">'''Municipality of Gomfoi''' or '''Gomfi'''<br>'''''Δήμος Γόμφων'''''<br>'''''Dimos Gomfon'''''</font><!-- |
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|population = 5154 |
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|population_as_of = 2001 |
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| [[Provinces of Greece|Province]]: || [[Trikala (province)|Trikala]] |
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| Municipality: || '''''Gomfoi''' (seat) |
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| Location:<br>Latitude:<br>Longitude:||<br>39.4715 (39° 27' 12") N</br> 21.6926 (21° 41' 28") E<!-- |
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| Area:-<br>-Total<br>-Water<br>-Rank||<br> km²<br> km²<br>[[List of municipalities of Greece by area|Ranked xxth]] |
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| Population: (2001)<br>-Municipality (Change)<br>-Town<br>-Percent of the municipality<br>-Percent of the prefecture<!-- - Total<br> - Density<br> - Rank-->||<br>5,154 (-21.26% from 1991)<br>1,096<br>21.26%<br>3.73%<br><br><!--/km²--><br> |
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| Altitude:<br> -lowest:<br> -centre:<!--<br> -highest:-->||<br>about 110 m<br>135 m<br>about 800 to 1,000 m (west) |
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| [[List of postal codes in Greece|Postal code]]: || GR-421 00<!-- |
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| [[Area codes in Greece|Area/distance code]]: || 11-(00)30-[[Greece dialing code 2|2]]--> |
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| [[License plates in Greece|Car designation]]: || <code>TK</code><!-- |
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'''Gomfoi''' or '''Gomfi''' (Greek: Γόμφοι) is a municipality in the [[Trikala Prefecture]], [[Greece]]. Population 5,154 (2001). The seat of the municipality is in [[Lygaria]]. Gomfoi is located near [[Mouzaki]]. The [[Pindus]] mountains lies to the west. Gomfoi is located southwest of the prefectural capital of [[Trikala]] and is also connected with the main road with that city. Gomfoi is one of several municipalities in the prefecture and the country in which it does not have settlements. The [[Thessalian Plain]] dominates the eastern portion. |
'''Gomfoi''' or '''Gomfi''' (Greek: Γόμφοι) is a municipality in the [[Trikala Prefecture]], [[Greece]]. Population 5,154 (2001). The seat of the municipality is in [[Lygaria]]. Gomfoi is located near [[Mouzaki]]. The [[Pindus]] mountains lies to the west. Gomfoi is located southwest of the prefectural capital of [[Trikala]] and is also connected with the main road with that city. Gomfoi is one of several municipalities in the prefecture and the country in which it does not have settlements. The [[Thessalian Plain]] dominates the eastern portion. |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 19:42, 22 August 2009
Gomfoi
Γόμφοι | |
|---|---|
Settlement | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Thessaly |
| Population (2001)[1] | |
| • Total | 5,154 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ΤΚ |
Gomfoi or Gomfi (Greek: Γόμφοι) is a municipality in the Trikala Prefecture, Greece. Population 5,154 (2001). The seat of the municipality is in Lygaria. Gomfoi is located near Mouzaki. The Pindus mountains lies to the west. Gomfoi is located southwest of the prefectural capital of Trikala and is also connected with the main road with that city. Gomfoi is one of several municipalities in the prefecture and the country in which it does not have settlements. The Thessalian Plain dominates the eastern portion.
Nearest places
- Palaiomonastiri, west
- Pigi, northwest
Municipal districts
- Drosero
- Gomfoi (2001 pop: 1,096)
- Lygaria
- Mouria
- Palaiomonastiri
- Pigi
Population
| Year | Settlement population | Change | Municipal population | Change | Percent of the municipality | Percent of the prefecture |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1,187 | -120 or -9.94% | 5,484 | - | - | |
| 2001 | 1,096 | -91 or -7.67% | 5,154 | -330 or -6.02 | 21.26% | 3.73% |
After World War II and the Greek Civil War, the population steadily declined as residents moved to larger towns and cities and the richest countries in the world.
History
Gomfoi was founded during the ancient times, it was later renamed Philippopolis (Greek, Ancient: Φιλιππούπολις, Modern: Φιλιππούπολη) during the years of Philip II of Macedon. It was later renamed Gomfoi. Gomfoi was later run by the Romans, the Byzantines and last the Ottomans before joining the rest of Greece in 1881 after Thessaly was liberated. Gomfoi boomed its economy. Electricity and automobiles arrived in the 1960s, it was linked with pavement in the late-20th century, television arrived in the 1980s. Internet and computers arrived in the late-1990s.
Other
Gomfi has a school, a lyceum (middle school), a gymnasium (secondary school) a few churches, banks, a post office and a square (plateia), its nearest hospital is in Trikala.
See also
External links
| Northwest: Pialeio | North: Pialeio | Northeast: Trikalattntf |
| West: Pyndaio | Gomfoi | East: Megal Kalyvi |
| South: Mouzaki |
References
- ^ De Facto Population of Greece Population and Housing Census of March 18th, 2001 (PDF 39 MB). National Statistical Service of Greece. 2003.