Plastiras (Greek: Πλαστήρας, Δήμος Πλαστήρα) is a former municipality in the Karditsa regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Lake Plastiras, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 93.166 km2.[3] It was named after the Greek general and Prime Minister Nikolaos Plastiras. Lake Plastiras covers a part of the municipal unit. Its residents are engaged chiefly in agriculture. The seat of the municipality was in Morfovouni.
Plastiras
Πλαστήρας | |
|---|---|
  Plastiras Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates: 39°21′N 21°45′E / 39.350°N 21.750°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Thessaly |
| Regional unit | Karditsa |
| Municipality | Lake Plastiras |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 93.2 km2 (36.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 2,872 |
| • Municipal unit density | 31/km2 (80/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ΚΑ |
Subdivisions
editThe municipal unit Plastiras is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
- Kerasea (Kerasea, Nevropoli)
- Lampero (Lampero, Agios Athanasios)
- Mesenikolas
- Morfovouni (Morfovouni, Razia)
- Moschato (Moschato, Agios Nikolaos, Tsardaki)
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2001[3] | 2,365 | — |
| 2011[4] | 2,412 | +2.0% |
| 2021[1] | 2,872 | +19.1% |
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ a b "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
- ^ "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.