Valanida
Valanida (Greek: Βαλανίδα, Greek pronunciation: [vala'niða]) is a village and a community of the Elassona municipality.[2] Before the 2011 local government reform, it was part of the municipality of Elassona, of which it was a municipal district.[2] The 2011 census recorded 450 inhabitants in the village and 559 in the community.[1] The community of Valanida covers an area of 58.354 km2.[3]
Valanida
Βαλανίδα | |
|---|---|
  Valanida | |
| Coordinates: 39°55.6′N 22°2.8′E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Thessaly |
| Regional unit | Larissa |
| Municipality | Elassona |
| Municipal unit | Elassona |
| Elevation | 357 m (1,171 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Rural | 450 |
| Community | |
| • Population | 559 (2011) |
| • Area (km2) | 58.354 |
| 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 |
History
The settlement is recorded as a village and as "Valanida" in the Ottoman Tahrir Defter number 101 dating to 1521.[4]
Administrative division
The community of Valanida consists of two separate settlements:[1]
- Kleisoura
- Valanida
Population
According to the 2011 census, the population of the settlement of Valanida was 450 people, a decrease of almost 30% compared to that of the previous census of 2001.[1][3]
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References
- "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
- "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
- Ünal, Uğur; Budak, Mustafa; Bayram, Sabahattin; Yıldıztaş, Mümin (2013). Özkılınç, Ahmet; Coşkun, Ali; Sivridağ, Abdullah (eds.). Osmanlı Yer Adları: I - RUMELİ EYALETİ (1514-1550) (in Turkish). Ankara, Türkiye. p. 818. ISBN 9789751962386.
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