Larisa prefecture

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Larisa (Greek: Λάρισα, Lárisa) is a prefecture of Greece, in the 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. 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 to the northwest, Pieria to the northeast (both in Macedonia), the Aegean Sea to the east, Magnesia to the southeast, Phthiotis to the south (in Central Greece periphery), Karditsa to the southwest and 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.

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Municipalities

Municipality YPES code Seat Postal code Area code ((0)30-)
Agia 3301 Agia 400 03 24940-2
Ampelonas 3303 Ampelonas 404 00 24029-31
Antichasia 3304 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 415 00 2410-75
Lakeria 3317 Dimitra 400 03 24940-71
Larisa 3318 Larisa 410 through 414 2410 - 2 through 6
Livadi 3319 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 3324 Nikaia 415 00 2410-9
Olympos 3325 Kallithea 40200 24930-61
Platykampos 3327 Platykampos 400 09 2410-54 and 97
Potamia 3328 Vlachogianni 401 00 24920-91
Sarantaporo 3329 Sarantaporo 402 00 24930-93
Tyrnavos 3330 Tyrnavos 401 00 24920-2

Communities

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