Paralithaioi Explained

Paralithaioi
Name Local:Παραληθαίοι
Type:municipal unit
Periph:Thessaly
Periphunit:Trikala
Pop Municunit:2202
Population As Of:2021
Area Municunit:98.1
Coordinates:39.6667°N 65°W
Licence:ΤΚ

Paralithaioi (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Παραληθαίοι) is a former municipality in the Trikala regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Trikala, of which it is a municipal unit.[1] The municipal unit has an area of 98.052 km2.[2] Population 2,202 (2021). The seat of the municipality was in Rizoma. The name of the municipality comes fron its geographical position, para, παρά + Lithaeos river (meaning "the people around the Lithaeos river).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities. el. Government Gazette.
  2. Web site: Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation). National Statistical Service of Greece. el.