Kileler

Kileler (Greek: Κιλελέρ, between 1919 and 1985: Κυψέλη - Kypseli[2]) is a village and a municipality in the regional unit of Larissa in Greece. The seat of the municipality is in Nikaia.[3] The village became known for the Kileler incident that occurred on March 6, 1910.

Kileler
Κιλελέρ
Kileler
Location within the region
Coordinates: 39°30′N 22°38′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionThessaly
Regional unitLarissa
Area
 • Municipality976.3 km2 (377.0 sq mi)
 • Municipal unit147.35 km2 (56.89 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Municipality
20,854
 • Municipality density21/km2 (55/sq mi)
 • Municipal unit
2,038
 • Municipal unit density14/km2 (36/sq mi)
Community
[1]
 • Population551 (2011)
 • Area (km2)34.478
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationΡΙ

Transport

The village is served by Kypseli railway station, on the Larissa-Volos branch line

Municipality

The municipality Kileler was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 5 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[3]

The municipality Kileler has an area of 976.26 km2, the municipal unit Kileler has an area of 147.350 km2, and the community Kileler has an area of 34.478 km2.[4]

References

Further reading:

  1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. EETAA local government changes, Kileler
  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 2015-09-21.


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