Rigas_Feraios_(municipality)

Rigas Feraios (municipality)

Rigas Feraios (municipality)

Municipality in Greece

Rigas Feraios (Greek: Ρήγας Φεραίος, [ˈri.gas feˈre.os]) is a municipality in the Magnesia regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Velestino.[2] The municipality has an area of 551 km2 (213 sq mi).[3] The municipality was named after the Greek writer and revolutionary Rigas Feraios, whose hometown was Velestino.

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Municipality

The municipality Rigas Feraios was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[2]

References

  1. [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. [2]
    "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. [3]
    "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
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