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Greece Greece

Administrative Region : Thessaly
Regional unit : Larissa

Makrychori (Greek: Μακρυχώρι, Katharevousa: Μακρυχώριον) is a former municipality in the Larissa regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Tempi, of which it is a municipal unit.[1] Population 2,976 (2001). The municipality was created under the Kapodistrias Law in 1997 out of the former communes of Elateia, Evangelismos, Gyrtoni and Parapotamos.

Subdivisions

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

Elateia
Evangelismos
Makrychori (Makrychori, Gyrtoni)
Parapotamos

Population
Year Municipality population Municipal district population Village population
1991 - - 1,941
1991 3,004 - 1,666
2001 2,976 1,863 1,787

Geography

Makrychori is located next to the Thessalian Plain, situated between the Pineios River and the GR-1/E75 (Athens - Larissa - Thessaloniki). The mountains can be seen to the west and east, the southern portions of the municipality are farmlands.

References

^ Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)

Municipalities and communities of the Larissa Prefecture