Karitsa | |
Name Local: | Καρίτσα |
Type: | community |
Caption Skyline: | The Church of Agios Dimitrios in Karitsa |
Periph: | Central Macedonia |
Periphunit: | Pieria |
Municipality: | Dio-Olympos |
Municunit: | Dio |
Population: | 1843 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Coordinates: | 40.1875°N 22.4819°W |
Postal Code: | 601 00 |
Area Code: | 23510 |
Licence: | KN |
Elevation: | 20 |
Karitsa (el|Καρίτσα) is a lowland Aromanian (Vlach) town of the former Municipality of Dio, which is part of the municipality of Dio-Olympos, in the Pieria regional unit, Central Macedonia, Greece. The population was 1,843 people as of 2021. It is located 13 km south of Katerini.
Livestock farming and tobacco growing are the main occupations of the residents. Also produced is corn, beet, endive, kiwi, and cereals.