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'''Larisa''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: &#923;&#940;&#961;&#953;&#963;&#945;, ''Lárisa'') is a [[prefecture]] of [[Greece]], in the [[Peripheries of Greece|periphery]] of [[Thessaly]]. Its capital is the city of [[Larisa]]. 

==Geography==

It is the second largest prefecture in area in Greece, exceeded only by [[Aitoloakarnania prefecture]].
Larisa prefecture features the [[Tempe]] Valley, and the NE part of the [[Pineios River (Thessaly)|Pineios River]].  It is the largest prefecture in Thessaly covering about one-third of the region.  It also contains the tallest mountain in Greece, [[Mount Olympus]] with an elevation of 2,917 m.  The climate is more continental than any other part of Greece.  It has a [[Mediterranean]] climate with dry hot summers and mild to cool winters, except in the mountain areas which get warm summers and cold winters.  The highest temperature ever recorded was 45.2°C and the coldest was -21.6°C.  In the summer, Larissa is often the warmest area in Greece and often the coldest in winter.

It is bounded by the prefectures of [[Kozani prefecture|Kozani]] to the northwest, [[Pieria prefecture|Pieria]] to the northeast (both in [[Macedonia]]), the [[Aegean Sea]] to the east, [[Magnesia prefecture|Magnesia]] to the southeast, [[Phthiotis prefecture|Phthiotis]] to the south (in [[Central Greece]] periphery), [[Karditsa prefecture|Karditsa]] to the southwest and [[Trikala prefecture|Trikala]] to the west. Larisa and Kozani are the prefectures that border the most other prefectures.  

The southern part, the northern part, and the northwestern part are heavily covered with forests while the central, the southwestern, the western and the southeastern part are covered with fertile land that is called the [[Thessalian Plain]].  The barren rocks are to the east and the northeast within the Aegean Sea and in the Olympus area.  [[Lake Volvi]] is situated in the southeast and is a lagoon dividing the Thessalian Plain and the Pelion ranges, and with the prefecture of Magnesia.

==Persons==
*[[Constantine Oikonomos of the Oikonomoi]], 19th century clergyman and scholar
*[[Kostas Chalkias]]
*[[Yiannis Goumas]] ([[May 24]], [[1975]], a [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] player)
*[[Kostas Gousgounis]]
*[[Georgios Souflias]], politician
*[[Fani Halkia]]
*[[Thanassis Papakonstantinou]] ([[1959]] in Tyrnavos)
*[[George Seremetis]] ([[1879]] in Skamnia Elassonas - [[1950]])
*[[Anna Vagena]], actress

==Transportation==

*[[Greece Interstate 1]]/[[E75]], SE, Cen., E
*[[Greece Interstate 3]], S, Cen., NW
*[[Greece Interstate 6]], W, Cen., SE
*[[Greece Interstate 26]], NW
*[[Greece Interstate 30]], S

==Places==

*[[Agia (Larissa)|Agia]]
*[[Elassona]]
*[[Farsalos]]
*[[Larisa]]
*[[Tyrnavos]]

==Municipalities==

{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Municipality !! YPES code !! Seat !! Postal code !! Area code ((0)30-)
|-
| Agia || 3301 || [[Agia (Larissa)|Agia]] || 400 03 || [[Greece dialing codes beginning with 49|24940]]-2
|-
| Ampelonas || 3303 || [[Ampelonas]] || 404 00 || 24029-31
|-
| [[Antichasia]] || 3304 || [[Kranea (Larisa)|Kranea]] || 400 01 || 24930-51
|-
| Armenio || 3305 || [[Armenio]] || 415 00 || 2410-7
|-
| Elassona || 3309 || [[Elassona]] || 402 00 || 24930-2
|-
| [[Enipeas]] || 3310 || [[Megalo Evydrio]] || 403 00 || 24910-71
|-
| [[Evrymeni]] || 3311 || [[Stomio Pyrgetou]] || 400 07 || 24950-91
|-
| Farsala || 3331 || [[Farsala]] || 403 00 || 24910-2
|-
| Giannouli || 3307 || [[Giannouli]] || 415 00 || 2410-59
|-
| Gonni || 3308 || [[Gonni]] || 415 00 || 24950-31
|-
| [[Kato Olympos]] || 3313 || [[Pyrgetos]] || 400 07 || 24950-4
|-
| Koilada || 3315 || [[Koilada]]/Kilada || 415 00 || 2410-81
|-
| Kileler || 3314 || [[Kileler]] || 415 00 || 2410-73
|-
| [[Krannona]] || 3316 || [[Agioi Anargyroi (Larisa) |Agioi Anargyroi]] || 415 00 || 2410-75
|-
| [[Lakeria]] || 3317 || [[Dimitra (Larisa)|Dimitra]] || 400 03 || 24940-71
|-
| '''Larisa''' || 3318 || Larisa || 410 through 414 || 2410 - 2 through 6
|-
| Livadi || 3319 || [[Livadi (Larisa) |Livadi]] || 400 02 || 24930-41
|-
| Makrychori || 3320 || [[Makrychori]] || 400 06 || 24950-2
|-
| Melivoia || 3321 || [[Sotiritsa]] || 400 03 || 24940-51
|-
| Narthaki || 3322 || [[Narthaki]] || 403 00 || 24910-93
|-
| [[Nessonas]] || 3323 || [[Sykouri]] || 400 06 || 24950-51
|-
| [[Nikaia (Larisa)|Nikaia]] || 3324 || [[Nikaia (Larisa)|Nikaia]] || 415 00 || 2410-9
|-
| [[Olympos (municipality)|Olympos]] || 3325 || [[Kallithea (Larisa) |Kallithea]] || 40200 || 24930-61
|-
| Platykampos || 3327 || [[Platykampos]] || 400 09 || 2410-54 and 97
|-
| [[Potamia (Larisa) |Potamia]] || 3328 || [[Vlachogianni]] || 401 00 || 24920-91
|-
| Sarantaporo || 3329 || [[Sarantaporo]] || 402 00 || 24930-93
|-
| Tyrnavos || 3330 || [[Tyrnavos]] || 401 00 || 24920-2
|}

==Communities==

{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
|-bgcolor="#efefef"
! Commune !! YPES code !! Seat !! Postal code !! Area code ((0)30-)
|-
| Ampelakia || 3302 || [[Ampelakia Larissas]] || 400 04 || 24950-93
|-
| Karya || 3312 || [[Karya Olympou]] || 402 00 || 24920-91
|-
| Verdikousa || 3306 || [[Verdikousa]] || 400 05 || 24920-81
|}

See also: [[List of communities of Larisa]]


[[Category:Prefectures of Greece]]