Sellana

Sellana Σέλλανα
Municipal unit
Sellana Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 39°29′N 21°54′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Thessaly
Regional unit	Karditsa
Municipality	Palamas
Area
• Municipal unit	89.5 km^2 (34.6 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Municipal unit	3,654
• Municipal unit density	41/km^2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	ΚΑ

Sellana (Greek: Σέλλανα) is a former municipality in the Karditsa regional unit, Thessaly, Greece, named after the ancient city of "Sellana" or "Silàna". Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Palamas, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 89.490 km^2.[3] The seat of the municipality was in Proastio, which has 1,434 inhabitants (2021). Other communities in the municipal unit are those of Marathea (pop. 692), Agia Triada (548), Pedino (505) and Kalogriana (475).

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Sellana is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):

• Agia Triada
• Kalogriana
• Marathea (Marathea, Korda)
• Pedino
• Proastio

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
2001[3]	4,987	—
2011[4]	4,551	−8.7%
2021[1]	3,654	−19.7%

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.
4. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.

External links

• Official website