Livadi

For other uses, see Livadi (disambiguation).
Livadi
Λιβάδι
Municipal unit
Livadi is located in Greece
Livadi
Livadi
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 40°7.6′N 22°9.45′E / 40.1267°N 22.15750°E / 40.1267; 22.15750
CountryGreece
Administrative regionThessaly
Regional unitLarissa
MunicipalityElassona
Area
 • Municipal unit158.273 km2 (61.110 sq mi)
 • Community140.90 km2 (54.40 sq mi)
Elevation
1,160 m (3,810 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipal unit
2,413
 • Municipal unit density15/km2 (39/sq mi)
 • Community
2,079
 • Community density15/km2 (38/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
400 02
Area code(s)+30-2493
Vehicle registrationΡΙ
Websitewww.livadi.gr

Livadi or Leivadi (Greek: Λ[ε]ιβάδι) is a village and a former municipality in the Larissa regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Elassona, of which it is a municipal unit.[2]

In the Ottoman tahrir defteri of 1521, the settlement is recorded as a village with the name Livadi.[3] The village was founded by Aromanian agricultural and livestock farmers.[4] Before the 2011 local government reform it was an independent municipality.[2] The community of Livadi covers an area of 140.90 km2 while the respective municipal unit 158.273 km2.[5]

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Livadi is subdivided into the following communities:

Geography

Livadi borders Pieria regional unit to the northeast, and Kozani regional unit to the northwest. Livadi is located west of Pythio and Katerini, NNW of Larissa, north of Elassona and southeast of Kozani.

Population

Year Village population Municipal unit population
1991 3,164 -
1991 2,882 -
2001[5] 2,515 2,983
2011 2,244 2,674
2021[1] 2,079 2,413

Notable people

References

  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. ^ Ünal, Uğur; Budak, Mustafa; Bayram, Sabahattin; Yıldıztaş, Mümin (2013). Özkılınç, Ahmet; Coşkun, Ali; Sivridağ, Abdullah (eds.). Osmanlı Yer Adları I: Rumeli Eyaleti (1514–1550) (in Turkish). Ankara: Directorate of State Archives. pp. VII–VIII, 42, 540. ISBN 978-975-19-6238-6. p. 540: Livadi k., Alasonya n., Alasonya kz., Tırhala l.: TD 101/20
  4. ^ "Λιβάδι". www.elassona.com.gr. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  5. ^ a b "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.