Rigas Feraios (municipality)
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Rigas Feraios
Ρήγας Φεραίος | |
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 Rigas Fereos municipality map | |
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  Rigas Feraios | |
| Coordinates: 39°22′N 22°44′E / 39.367°N 22.733°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Thessaly |
| Regional unit | Magnesia |
| Seat | Velestino |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 550.6 km2 (212.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Municipality | 8,870 |
| • Density | 16.1/km2 (41.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Rigas Feraios (Greek: Ρήγας Φεραίος, [ˈriɣas fɛˈrɛɔs]) is a municipality in the Magnesia regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Velestino.[2] The municipality has an area of 551 km2 (213 sq mi).[3] The municipality was named after the Greek writer and revolutionary Rigas Feraios, whose hometown was Velestino.
