Melivoia

Melivoia
Melivoia
Μελίβοια
Location
Melivoia is located in Greece
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Melivoia
Coordinates 39°45′N 22°48′E / 39.75°N 22.8°E / 39.75; 22.8Coordinates: 39°45′N 22°48′E / 39.75°N 22.8°E / 39.75; 22.8
Government
Country: Greece
Region: Thessaly
Regional unit: Larissa
Municipality: Agia
Population statistics (as of 2001)
Municipal unit
 - Population: 3,472
 - Area: 197.6 km2 (76 sq mi)
 - Density: 18 /km2 (46 /sq mi)
Other
Time zone: EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)
Elevation (center): 329 m (1,079 ft)
Postal: 400 03
Auto: ΡΙ

Melivoia (Greek: Μελίβοια) is a town and a former municipality in the Larissa regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Agia, of which it is a municipal unit.[1] Population 3,472 (2001). The seat of the municipality was in Kato Sotiritsa. Melivoia is located east of Larissa, the capital of the peripheral unit and Thessaly, and a few kilometers north of Agia. Mountains surround the area and the Aegean Sea is to the northeast. It was named after the ancient city Meliboea. The municipal unit borders on Magnesia to the southeast.

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Subdivisions

The municipal unit Melivoia is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):

  • Melivoia (Melivoia, Velika, Kokkino Nero, Koutsoupia, Paliouria)
  • Skiti (Skiti, Agiokampos, Kato Polydendri)
  • Sklithro (Isiomata, Rakopotamos)
  • Sotiritsa (Sotiritsa, Kato Sotiritsa)

Population

Year Settlement population Municipal district population Municipality population
1981 1,926 - -
1991 1,629 - 3,278
2001 1,344 1,898 3,472

Industry

Its main industry are agriculture and tourism with a couple of businesses and services.

History

Melivoia fully became a part of Greece after much of Thessaly was liberated in 1881. Its main income has been poor.

Tourism exploded but not as much as Magnesia, Southern Greece and Halkidiki, it has several hotels, bars, restaurants and taverns by the Aegean.

The worst event that arrived to Melivia was the forest fire (see also Summer 2007 Wildfires in Greece), the fire began not far from Agia on June 27, 2007 and spread for kilometres reaching the town destroying several trees and houses leaving several people homeless. It consumed approximately 50 to 100 km², it was extinguished on June 29.

External links

See also

References

  1. ^ Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
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