Plastiras

Plastiras (Greek: Πλαστήρας, Δήμος Πλαστήρα) is a former municipality in the Karditsa regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Lake Plastiras, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 93.166 km2.[3] It was named after the Greek general and Prime Minister Nikolaos Plastiras. Lake Plastiras covers a part of the municipal unit. Its residents are engaged chiefly in agriculture. The seat of the municipality was in Morfovouni.

Plastiras
Πλαστήρας
Plastiras
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 39°21′N 21°45′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionThessaly
Regional unitKarditsa
MunicipalityLake Plastiras
Area
  Municipal unit93.2 km2 (36.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
  Municipal unit
2,872
  Municipal unit density31/km2 (80/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationΚΑ

Subdivisions

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

  • Kerasea (Kerasea, Nevropoli)
  • Lampero (Lampero, Agios Athanasios)
  • Mesenikolas
  • Morfovouni (Morfovouni, Razia)
  • Moschato (Moschato, Agios Nikolaos, Tsardaki)

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
2001[3]2,365    
2011[4]2,412+2.0%
2021[1]2,872+19.1%

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.
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