Mitropoli (Greek: Μητρόπολη, before 1915: Παληόκαστρον - Paliokastron[2]) is a village and a former municipality in the Karditsa regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Karditsa, of which it is a municipal unit.[3] The municipal unit has an area of 57.894 km2.[4] Population 2,892 (2021). The village, the site of the ancient city of Metropolis, was renamed in 1915 to reflect the association.
Mitropoli
Μητρόπολη | |
|---|---|
  Mitropoli Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates: 39°20′N 21°50′E / 39.333°N 21.833°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Thessaly |
| Regional unit | Karditsa |
| Municipality | Karditsa |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 57.9 km2 (22.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 2,892 |
| • Municipal unit density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| • Community | 1,113 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ΚΑ |
References
edit- ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- ^ Name changes of settlements in Greece
- ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
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