| Farkadona | |
| Name Local: | Φαρκαδόνα |
| Type: | municipality |
| Periph: | Thessaly |
| Periphunit: | Trikala |
| Pop Municipality: | 11350 |
| Area Municipality: | 368.67 |
| Pop Municunit: | 5002 |
| Area Municunit: | 219.78 |
| Pop Community: | 1829 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Elevation: | 248 |
| Coordinates: | 39.5833°N 26°W |
| Licence: | ΤΚ |
Farkadona (el|Φαρκαδόνα|Farkadóna, in Greek, Modern (1453-); pronounced as /farkaˈðona/; before 1955: Τσιότι,, in Greek, Modern (1453-); pronounced as /ˈt͡sjo.ti/[1]) is a municipality in the southeastern Trikala regional unit, part of Thessaly in Greece. It is located about halfway between the cities Larissa to the east, and Trikala to the west, at about 30 km from both. It is situated in the Thessalian Plain, near the river Pineios. Farkadona is on the Greek National Road 6 (Larissa - Trikala - Ioannina - Igoumenitsa).
The municipality Farkadona was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[2]
The municipality has an area of 368.674 km2, the municipal unit 219.776 km2.[3]
The municipal unit of Farkadona is divided into the following communities:[2]
| Year | Town | Municipal unit | Municipality | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 2,117 | - | - | |
| 1991 | 2,330 | 7,456 | - | |
| 2001 | 2,387 | 7,093 | - | |
| 2011 | 2,052 | 5,877 | 13,396 | |
| 2021 | 1,829 | 5,002 | 11,350 |
Farkadona is named after the ancient Thessalian town Pharcadon (grc|Φαρκαδών - Pharkadon). The ruins of ancient Pharcadon are located on a hill near the village of Klokotos,[4] 5 km southwest of the modern town. The modern town of Farkadona was known as Tsioti before 1955.[1]