Gerania, Larissa

Gerania
Γεράνια
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
Country Greece
Administrative region Thessaly
Regional unit Larissa
Municipality Elassona
Municipal unit Sarantaporo
Elevation 460 m (1,510 ft)
Community[1]
  Population 251 (2011)
  Area (km2) 16.038
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code 402 00
Area code(s) +30-2493-xxx-xxx
Vehicle registration PIx-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 251 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. 1 2 3 4 "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. 1 2 Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (in Greek)
  3. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 3 "Γεράνεια". elassona.com.gr. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  5. "Δελίνιστα--Γεράνεια". Πανδέκτης. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
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