Agia ( el, Αγιά, also written ''Ayia'') is a village and a municipality in the
Larissa
Larissa (; el, Λάρισα, , ) is the capital and largest city of the Thessaly region in Greece. It is the fifth-most populous city in Greece with a population of 144,651 according to the 2011 census. It is also capital of the Larissa regiona ...
regional unit,
Thessaly
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,
Greece
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. Agia is located east of
Larissa
Larissa (; el, Λάρισα, , ) is the capital and largest city of the Thessaly region in Greece. It is the fifth-most populous city in Greece with a population of 144,651 according to the 2011 census. It is also capital of the Larissa regiona ...
and south of
Melivoia
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. Population 2,195 ( ...
. The
Mavrovouni mountains dominate the south and the
Aegean Sea
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lies to the east.
Municipality
The municipality Agia was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 4 former municipalities, that became municipal units:
*Agia
*
Evrymenes
*
Lakereia
Lakereia ( el, Λακέρεια) is a former municipality in the Larissa regional unit, Thessaly, Greece
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*
Melivoia
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. Population 2,195 ( ...
The municipality Agia has an area of 661.79 km
2, the municipal unit Agia has an area of 189.487 km
2, and the community Agia has an area of 27.150 km
2.
Subdivisions
The municipal unit of Agia is divided into the following communities:
[
*Agia
* Aetolofos
* Anavra
* Elafos
* Gerakari
*]Megalovryso
Megalovryso ( el, Μεγαλόβρυσο, ), known before 1927 as Nivoliani ( el, Νιβόλιανη), is a village and a community of the Agia municipality. The 2011 census recorded 199 inhabitants in the village. The community of Megalovryso co ...
*Metaxochori
Metaxochori ( el, Μεταξοχώρι, ) is a village and a community of the Agia municipality. The 2011 census recorded 478 inhabitants in the village. The community of Metaxochori covers an area of 3.024 km2.
Geography
Metaxochori is loca ...
* Neromyloi
* Potamia
Province
The province of Agia ( el, Επαρχία Αγιάς) was one of the provinces
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions outsi ...
of the Larissa Prefecture. It had the same territory as the present municipality.[ ] It was abolished in 2006.
Population
History
Agia became part of Greece
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, along with most of Thessaly, in 1881. Forests near Agia were affected by the 2007 Greek forest fires, leaving tens homeless. The fire consumed approximately 100 km² on Mavrovouni.
See also
*List of settlements in the Larissa regional unit
This is a list of settlements in the Larissa regional unit, Greece.
* Achilleio
* Aetolofos
* Agia
* Agia Sophia
* Agioi Anargyroi
* Agios Georgios, Farsala
* Agios Georgios, Kileler
* Agnanteri
* Aigani
* Akri
* Alexandrini
* Amouri
* ...
References
External links
Agia (municipality) on GTP Travel Pages
Agia (town) on GTP Travel Pages
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Municipalities of Thessaly
Provinces of Greece
Populated places in Larissa (regional unit)