Makrysi

Makrysi Μακρύσι
Community
Makrysi
Coordinates: 37°25′N 22°10′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Peloponnese
Regional unit	Arcadia
Municipality	Megalopoli
Municipal unit	Megalopoli
Population  (2021)[1]
• Community	312
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Makrysi (Greek: Μακρύσι, before 1927: Σιάλεσι - Sialesi^[2]) is a village and a community in the municipality of Megalopoli, Arcadia, Greece. It is situated on a hillside on the left bank of the river Elissonas, at 496 m elevation. It is 3 km northwest of Mallota and 3 km northeast of Megalopoli town centre. The community consists of the villages Makrysi and Kato Makrysi. Kato Makrysi is situated at 450 m elevation. Zacharias Barbitsiotis, an anti-Ottoman insurgent defeated the Turks in Sialesi in the 1780s.

Historical population

Year	Total population	Makrysi	Kato Makrysi
1981	-	153	-
1991	190	79	111
2001	172	53	119
2011	265	44	221
2021	312	23	289

See also

• List of settlements in Arcadia

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

External links

• Arcadia - Makrysi (in Greek)