Valanida (Greek: Βαλανίδα, Greek pronunciation: [vala'niða]) is a village and a community of the Elassona municipality.[2] Before the 2011 local government reform, it was part of the municipality of Elassona, of which it was a municipal district.[2] The community of Valanida covers an area of 58.354 km2.[3]
Valanida
Βαλανίδα | |
|---|---|
  Valanida | |
| Coordinates: 39°55.6′N 22°2.8′E / 39.9267°N 22.0467°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Thessaly |
| Regional unit | Larissa |
| Municipality | Elassona |
| Municipal unit | Elassona |
| Area | |
• Community | 58.354 km2 (22.531 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 357 m (1,171 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 542 |
| • Density | 9.3/km2 (24/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 402 00 |
| Area code(s) | +30-2493 |
| Vehicle registration | PI |
History
editThe settlement is recorded as a village and as "Valanida" in the Ottoman Tahrir Defter number 101 dating to 1521.[4]
Administrative division
editThe community of Valanida consists of two separate settlements:[5]
- Kleisoura
- Valanida
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2001[3] | 791 | — |
| 2011[5] | 559 | −29.3% |
| 2021[1] | 542 | −3.0% |
See also
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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ Ünal, Uğur; Budak, Mustafa; Bayram, Sabahattin; Yıldıztaş, Mümin (2013). Özkılınç, Ahmet; Coşkun, Ali; Sivridağ, Abdullah (eds.). Osmanlı Yer Adları: I - RUMELİ EYALETİ (1514-1550) (in Turkish). Ankara, Türkiye. p. 818. ISBN 9789751962386.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.