Oichalia, Trikala

For other uses, see Oichalia (disambiguation).

Oichalia Οιχαλία
Municipal unit
Oichalia Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 39°36′N 21°59′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Thessaly
Regional unit	Trikala
Municipality	Farkadona
Area
• Municipal unit	85.6 km^2 (33.1 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Municipal unit	4,178
• Municipal unit density	49/km^2 (130/sq mi)
• Community	2,115
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	ΤΚ

Oichalia Greek: Οιχαλία, before 1981: Νεοχώρι - Neochori^[2]) is a town and a former municipality in the Trikala regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Farkadona, of which it is a municipal unit.^[3] The municipal unit has an area of 85.628 km².^[4] Oichalia is located 8 km west of Farkadona centre, and 20 km east of the city of Trikala. It is situated on the edge of the Thessalian Plain near the ancient city of Oechalia. The Greek National Road 6 (Larissa - Trikala - Ioannina - Igoumenitsa) passes south of Oichalia.

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Oichalia is subdivided into the following communities:

• Georganades
• Klokotos
• Krini
• Oichalia
• Petroto

Population

Year	Community population	Municipal unit population
1981	3,221	-
1991	3,271	6,567
2001	2,936	5,783
2011	2,357	4,781
2021	2,115	4,178

See also

• List of settlements in the Trikala regional unit

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. Name changes of settlements in Greece
3. "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
4. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.