Karitsa, Larissa

Karitsa Καρίτσα
Community
Karitsa
Coordinates: 39°50.6′N 22°45.7′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Thessaly
Regional unit	Larissa
Municipality	Agia
Municipal unit	Evrymenes
Area
• Community	23.241 km^2 (8.973 sq mi)
Elevation	256 m (840 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Community	491
• Density	21/km^2 (55/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	400 07
Area code(s)	+30-2495
Vehicle registration	PI

Karitsa (Greek: Καρίτσα, Greek pronunciation: [ka'ɾit͡sa]) is a village and a community of the Agia municipality.[2] Before the 2011 local government reform it was a part of the municipality of Evrymenes.[2] The community of Karitsa covers an area of 23.241 km^2.[3]

Administrative division

The community of Palaiopyrgos consists of four separate settlements:[1]

• Agia Paraskevi (population 9 in 2021)
• Karitsa (population 358)
• Kokkino Nero (population 116)
• Plateia Ammos (population 8)

Geography

The village is located on the eastern slopes of Mount Ossa overseeing the Aegean Sea.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
2001[3]	620	—
2011[4]	536	−13.5%
2021[1]	491	−8.4%

See also

• List of settlements in the Larissa regional unit

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. "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
3. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-09-21.
4. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.