Meteora
Μετέωρα | |
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Coordinates: 39°42′N 21°38′E / 39.700°N 21.633°E | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | Thessaly |
Regional unit | Trikala |
Area | |
• Municipality | 1,658 km2 (640 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Municipality | 19,274 |
• Density | 12/km2 (30/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Website | https://www.dimosmeteoron.com/index.php/dimos |
Meteora (Greek: Μετέωρα, romanized: Metéora, 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]