Gonnoi

Gonnoi
Γόννοι
Gonnoi is located in Greece
Gonnoi
Gonnoi
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 39°52′N 22°28′E / 39.867°N 22.467°E / 39.867; 22.467
CountryGreece
Administrative regionThessaly
Regional unitLarissa
MunicipalityTempi
Districts3
Area
 • Municipal unit113.333 km2 (43.758 sq mi)
Elevation
94 m (308 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipal unit
2,110
 • Municipal unit density19/km2 (48/sq mi)
 • Community
1,727
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
400 04
Area code(s)24950
Vehicle registrationΡΙ (Rho Iota)

Gonnoi (Greek: Γόννοι, before 1927: Δερελί - Dereli[2]) is a former municipality in the Larissa regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Tempi, of which it is a municipal unit.[3] The municipal unit has an area of 113.333 km2.[4] The municipality was created under the Kapodistrias Law in 1997 out of the former communes of Gonnoi, Kallipefki, Itea and Elaia. About 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) southeast of the town lies the site of the ancient city of Gonnus,[5] after which the present town is named.

  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. ^ Name changes of settlements in Greece
  3. ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  4. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-09-21.
  5. ^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 55, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.