Gerania, Larissa

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Gerania
Γεράνια
Gerania is located in Greece
Gerania
Gerania
Coordinates: 40°0.7′N 22°8.1′E / 40.0117°N 22.1350°E / 40.0117; 22.1350Coordinates: 40°0.7′N 22°8.1′E / 40.0117°N 22.1350°E / 40.0117; 22.1350
CountryGreece
Administrative regionThessaly
Regional unitLarissa
MunicipalityElassona
Municipal unitSarantaporo
Elevation
460 m (1,510 ft)
Community
 • Population375 (2011)
 • Area (km2)16.038
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
402 00
Area code(s)+30-2493-xxx-xxx
Vehicle registrationPIx-xxxx

Gerania (Greek: Γεράνια, Greek pronunciation: [ʝe'ɾaɲa]) is a village and a community of the Elassona municipality.[2] Before the 2011 local government reform it was a part of the municipality of Sarantaporo, of which it was a municipal district.[2] The 2011 census recorded 411 inhabitants in the village.[1] The community of Gerania covers an area of 16.038 km2.[3]

Economy

The population of Gerania is occupied in animal husbandry and agriculture.[4]

History

The village was named Delinista (Greek: Δελίνιστα, Greek pronunciation: [ðe'linista]) until 1927.[4][5] In 1943 it was burned by the Axis occupation forces.[4]

Population

According to the 2011 census, the population of the settlement of Gerania was 251 people, a decrease of almost 30% compared with the population of the previous census of 2001.[1][3]

Year Population
2001[3] 360
2011[1] 251

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. ^ a b "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. ^ a b c "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
  4. ^ a b c "Γεράνεια". elassona.com.gr. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Δελίνιστα--Γεράνεια". Πανδέκτης. Retrieved 11 December 2014.