Valanida

Valanida
Βαλανίδα
Valanida is located in Greece
Valanida
Valanida
Coordinates: 39°55.6′N 22°2.8′E / 39.9267°N 22.0467°E / 39.9267; 22.0467
CountryGreece
Administrative regionThessaly
Regional unitLarissa
MunicipalityElassona
Municipal unitElassona
Area
 • Community58.354 km2 (22.531 sq mi)
Elevation
357 m (1,171 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community542
 • Density9.3/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
402 00
Area code(s)+30-2493
Vehicle registrationPI

Valanida (Greek: Βαλανίδα, Greek pronunciation: [vala'niða]) is a village and a community of the Elassona municipality.[2] Before the 2011 local government reform, it was part of the municipality of Elassona, of which it was a municipal district.[2] The community of Valanida covers an area of 58.354 km2.[3]

History

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The settlement is recorded as a village and as "Valanida" in the Ottoman Tahrir Defter number 101 dating to 1521.[4]

Administrative division

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The community of Valanida consists of two separate settlements:[5]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
2001[3]791—    
2011[5]559−29.3%
2021[1]542−3.0%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. ^ a b "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
  4. ^ Ünal, Uğur; Budak, Mustafa; Bayram, Sabahattin; Yıldıztaş, Mümin (2013). Özkılınç, Ahmet; Coşkun, Ali; Sivridağ, Abdullah (eds.). Osmanlı Yer Adları: I - RUMELİ EYALETİ (1514-1550) (in Turkish). Ankara, Türkiye. p. 818. ISBN 9789751962386.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ^ a b "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.