Meteora (municipality)

For the geological formation and monastery complex, see Meteora.

Meteora Μετέωρα
Municipality
Meteora Location within the region
Coordinates: 39°42′N 21°38′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Thessaly
Regional unit	Trikala
Area
• Municipality	1,658 km^2 (640 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Municipality	19,274
• Density	12/km^2 (30/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Website	https://www.dimosmeteoron.com/index.php/dimos

Meteora (Greek: Μετέωρα, romanized: Metéora, before 2018: Kalampaka)^[2] is a municipality in the regional unit of Trikala in the Thessaly region in Greece. Its seat is the town Kalabaka.^[2]

The municipality Meteora was formed as the municipality Kalampaka at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 8 former municipalities, that became municipal units:^[3]

• Aspropotamos
• Chasia
• Kalabaka
• Kastania
• Kleino
• Malakasi
• Tymfaia
• Vasiliki

In 2018 it was renamed to "Municipality of Meteora". The municipality has an area of 1,658.280 km².^[4]

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. "Δ. Μετεώρων (Τρικάλων), local government changes". EETAA. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
3. "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
4. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2015.

External links

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