Meteora (municipality)

Meteora
Μετέωρα
Meteora is located in Greece
Meteora
Meteora
Location within the region
Coordinates: 39°42′N 21°38′E / 39.700°N 21.633°E / 39.700; 21.633
CountryGreece
Administrative regionThessaly
Regional unitTrikala
Area
 • Municipality1,658 km2 (640 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipality19,274
 • Density12/km2 (30/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Websitehttps://www.dimosmeteoron.com/index.php/dimos

Meteora (Greek: Μετέωρα, romanizedMetéora, before 2018: Kalampaka)[2] is a municipality in the regional unit of Trikala in the Thessaly region in Greece. Its seat is the town Kalabaka.[2]

The municipality Meteora was formed as the municipality Kalampaka at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 8 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[3]

In 2018 it was renamed to "Municipality of Meteora". The municipality has an area of 1,658.280 km2.[4]

  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. ^ a b "Δ. Μετεώρων (Τρικάλων), local government changes". EETAA. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  3. ^ "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 21 September 2015.