Kileler

Municipality in Greece
Kileler
Κιλελέρ
39°30′N 22°38′E / 39.500°N 22.633°E / 39.500; 22.633
CountryGreece
Administrative regionThessaly
Regional unitLarissa
Area
 • Municipality976.3 km2 (377.0 sq mi)
 • Municipal unit147.35 km2 (56.89 sq mi)
 • Community34.478 km2 (13.312 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipality18,070
 • Density19/km2 (48/sq mi)
 • Municipal unit
1,719
 • Municipal unit density12/km2 (30/sq mi)
 • Community
443
 • Community density13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationΡΙ

Kileler (Greek: Κιλελέρ, romanized: Kilelér, between 1919 and 1985: Κυψέλη - Kypseli[2]) is a village and a municipality in the regional unit of Larissa in Greece. The seat of the municipality is in Nikaia.[3] The village became known for the Kileler incident that occurred on March 6, 1910.

Transport

The village is served by Kypseli railway station, on the Larissa-Volos branch line

Municipality

The municipality Kileler was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 5 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[3]

The municipality Kileler has an area of 976.26 km2, the municipal unit Kileler has an area of 147.350 km2, and the community Kileler has an area of 34.478 km2.[4]

References

Further reading:

  • Population Exchange in Macedonia: The Rural Settlement of Refugees, 1922 - 1930 by Elisabeth Kontogiorgi (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 2006)
  • Inside Hitler's Greece: The Experience of Occupation, 1941-44, by Mark Mazower (Yale Nota Bene, 2001).
  1. ^ "Αποτελέσματα Μόνιμου Πληθυσμού κατά δημοτική κοινότητα" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 21 April 2023.
  2. ^ EETAA local government changes, Kileler
  3. ^ a b "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  4. ^ "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.
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Area
14,037 km2 (5,420 sq mi)
Population
732,762 (as of 2011)
Municipalities
25 (since 2011)
Capital
Larissa
Regional unit of Karditsa
Regional unit of LarissaRegional unit of MagnesiaRegional unit of the SporadesRegional unit of Trikala
Regional governor
Konstantinos Agorastos (reelected 2014)
Decentralized Administration
Thessaly and Central Greece
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Subdivisions of the municipality of Kileler
Municipal unit of Armenio
  • Armenio
  • Mega Monastiri
  • Niki
  • Sotirio
Municipal unit of Kileler
  • Agnanteri
  • Kalamaki
  • Kileler
  • Melissa
  • Neo Perivoli
Municipal unit of Krannonas
  • Agioi Anargyroi
  • Agios Georgios
  • Doxaras
  • Krannonas
  • Kyparissos
  • Mavrovouni
  • Mikro Vouno
  • Psychiko
  • Vounaina
Municipal unit of Nikaia
  • Chara
  • Dilofo
  • Moschochori
  • Myra
  • Nea Lefki
  • Nees Karyes
  • Nikaia
  • Zappeio
Municipal unit of Platykampos
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