Agia, Larissa
Municipality in Greece
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Agia (Greek: Αγιά, romanized: Agiá) is a village and a municipality in the Larissa regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. Agia is located east of Larissa and south of Melivoia. The Mavrovouni mountains dominate the south and the Aegean Sea lies to the east.
Agia
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  Agia Location within Greece | |
| Coordinates: 39°43′N 22°45′E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Thessaly |
| Regional unit | Larissa |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 661.79 km2 (255.52 sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 189.49 km2 (73.16 sq mi) |
| • Community | 27.150 km2 (10.483 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 135 m (443 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Municipality | 10,711 |
| • Density | 16.185/km2 (41.919/sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 5,466 |
| • Municipal unit density | 28.85/km2 (74.71/sq mi) |
| • Community | 3,013 |
| • Community density | 111.0/km2 (287.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 400 03 |
| Vehicle registration | ΡΙ |
Municipality
The municipality Agia was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 4 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[2]
The municipality Agia has an area of 661.79 km2, the municipal unit Agia has an area of 189.487 km2, and the community Agia has an area of 27.150 km2.[3]
Subdivisions
The municipal unit of Agia is divided into the following communities:[2]
Province
Population
| Year | Town | Municipal unit | Municipality |
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| 1981 | 3,454 | - | - |
| 1991 | 4,014 | 7,411 | - |
| 2001 | 3,027 | 6,458 | - |
| 2011 | 3,169 | 5,855 | 11,470 |
| 2021 | 3,013 | 5,466 | 10,711 |
History
Agia became part of Greece, along with most of Thessaly, in 1881. Forests near Agia were affected by the 2007 Greek forest fires, leaving tens homeless. The fire consumed approximately 100 km2 on Mavrovouni.