Lake Plastiras (municipality)

Lake Plastiras
Λίμνη Πλαστήρα
Municipality
Lake Plastiras is located in Greece
Lake Plastiras
Lake Plastiras
Location within the region
Coordinates: 39°21′N 21°45′E / 39.350°N 21.750°E / 39.350; 21.750
CountryGreece
Administrative regionThessaly
Regional unitKarditsa
Area
 • Municipality
198.4 km2 (76.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipality
5,234
 • Density26/km2 (68/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Lake Plastiras (Greek: Λίμνη Πλαστήρα) is a municipality in the Karditsa regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Morfovouni.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 198.350 km2.[3] The municipality was named after the artificial Lake Plastiras, that was named in turn after the Greek general and three-time prime minister Nikolaos Plastiras.

Municipality

The municipality Lake Plastiras was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 2 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[2]

References

  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. ^ a b "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
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