Mouzaki
Μουζάκι
Mouzaki municipality map
Mouzaki municipality map
Mouzaki is located in Greece
Mouzaki
Mouzaki
Location within the region
Coordinates: 39°26′N 21°40′E / 39.433°N 21.667°E / 39.433; 21.667
CountryGreece
Administrative regionThessaly
Regional unitKarditsa
Area
 • Municipality313.9 km2 (121.2 sq mi)
 • Municipal unit179.5 km2 (69.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Municipality
13,122
 • Municipality density42/km2 (110/sq mi)
 • Municipal unit
7,291
 • Municipal unit density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Community
[1]
 • Population1,961 (2011)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationΚΑ

Mouzaki (Greek: Μουζάκι) is a town and a municipality in the northwestern part of the Karditsa regional unit, Greece. Mouzaki is located on the southwestern edge of the Thessalian plain, where the river Pamisos descends from the Agrafa mountains. It is 17 km southwest of Trikala and 24 km northwest of Karditsa. The Greek National Road 30 (Arta - Trikala - Karditsa - Volos) passes north of the town. In 2020, Mouzaki was heavily affected by the medicane known as Cyclone Ianos. The town was flooded for several days.

Municipality

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

The municipality has an area of 313.866 km2, the municipal unit 179.521 km2.[3]

Subdivisions

The municipal unit of Mouzaki is divided into the following communities (constituent settlements in brackets):[2]

Population

Year Town Municipal unit Municipality
1981 2,560 - -
1991 2,353 - -
2001 2,190 10,148 -
2011 1,961 7,291 13,122

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References

  1. ^ a b "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. ^ a b "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.
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