Ekkara (Greek: Εκκάρα, before 1930: Κάτω Αγόριανη - Kato Agoriani[2]) is a village and a community in the municipal unit Thessaliotida, Phthiotis, Greece.[3] The population in 2011 was 522 for the community, which includes the village Ano Agoriani. Ekkara is situated at the southern end of the Thessalian Plain, near the border of the Karditsa regional unit. The Piraeus–Platy railway passes south of the village. Ekkara is located 2 km southeast of Gavrakia, 4 km west of Velesiotes, 10 km northwest of Domokos, 33 km southeast of Karditsa and 36 km northwest of Lamia. There are farmlands in the plains to the north, while there are some forests in the hills to the south. The majority of the population works in agriculture.

Ekkara
Εκκάρα
Ekkara is located in Greece
Ekkara
Ekkara
Coordinates: 39°9′N 22°12′E / 39.150°N 22.200°E / 39.150; 22.200
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Greece
Regional unitPhthiotis
MunicipalityDomokos
Municipal unitThessaliotida
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community522
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationΜΙ

Historical population

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Year Population
1981 1,007
1991 756
2001 818
2011 691
2021 522

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ Name changes of settlements in Greece
  3. ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.