Thessaly (Greek region)

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Region of
Thessaly
Περιφέρεια Θεσσαλίας
Kreta Albanien Nordmazedonien Bulgarien Türkei Nördliche Ägäis Südliche Ägäis Ionische Inseln Peloponnes Attika Athos Westgriechenland Epirus |Thessalien Westmakedonien Zentralmakedonien Ostmakedonien und Thrakien MittelgriechenlandLocation of the Thessaly region within Greece
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Basic data
State : Greece
Surface: 14,036 km²
Residents: 732,762 (2011)
Population density: 52.73 inhabitants per km²
Capital: Larisa
Regional districts : 5
Municipalities : 25th
NUTS 2 code : EL61
Website : www.thessalia.gr

The Thessaly region ( Greek Θεσσαλία , Thessalía ) is located in Greece south of the Macedonia region and north of the Central Greece region . In the west it borders on the Epirus region (modern Greek Ipiros ).

geography

View of the Thessaly plain with the Pinios river
Pindos Mountains north of the village of Neraidochori in the Trikala regional unit

Thessaly has an area of ​​14,036 km² and a population of 760,714 inhabitants (in 2005). The main rivers through the Thessalian plain are the Titarisios and the Pinios .

The capital of the region is Larisa (population 128,758 in 2004).

history

See Thessaly # story

Regional districts and municipalities

Logo of the administrative region of Thessaly

The Thessaly region is divided into five regional districts (Ez. Gr. Periferiaki enotita ). In proportion to their population, they send a certain number of MPs to the 51-member regional council. Three of the districts correspond to the areas of former prefectures, the three municipalities of the Northern Sporades were spun off from the prefecture of Magnisia , which received their own regional district, which sends a representative to the regional council.

Regional district Residents Seats Communities
Karditsa 113,544 9 Argithea , Karditsa , Limni Plastira , Mouzaki , Palamas , Sofades
Larisa 284,325 19th Agia , Elassona , Farsala , Kileler , Larisa , Tembi , Tyrnavos
Magnesia 190.010 13 Almyros , Notio Pilio , Rigas Fereos , Volos , Zagora-Mouresi
Sporades 13,798 1 Alonissos , Skiathos , Skopelos
Trikala 131.085 9 Farkadona , Meteora , Pyli , Trikala

economy

Compared with the GDP of the EU expressed in purchasing power standards Thessaly reached an index of 90.01 (EU-25: 100) (2003). In 2017 the unemployment rate was 20.6%.

education

See University of Thessaly

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Results of the 2011 census at the National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΛ.ΣΤΑΤ) ( Memento from June 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (Excel document, 2.6 MB)
  2. ↑ Hellenic Ministry of the Interior: Circular No. 19 on the implementation of the elections of November 7, 2010 for the regional authorities (gr 2010 ( PDF online ( Memento from September 19, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), 557 KB)
  3. ↑ Eurostat News Release 63/2006: Regional GDP per inhabitant in the EU 25 ( PDF ( Memento of March 12, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) 578 KB)
  4. ↑ Unemployment rate, by NUTS 2 regions. Retrieved November 5, 2018 .

Web links

Commons : Thessaly  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 39 ° 30 '  N , 22 ° 0'  E