Tempi (municipality)

Tempi Τέμπη
Tempi
Location within the region
Coordinates: 39°48′N 22°29′E / 39.800°N 22.483°E / 39.800; 22.483Coordinates: 39°48′N 22°29′E / 39.800°N 22.483°E / 39.800; 22.483
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Thessaly
Regional unit	Larissa
Area
• Municipality	577.0 km2 (222.8 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Municipality	13,712
• Municipality density	24/km2 (62/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Tempi (Greek: Τέμπη) is a municipality in the Larissa regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Makrychori.^[2] The municipality was named after the Vale of Tempe.

Municipality

The municipality Tempi was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 5 former municipalities, that became municipal units:^[2]

• Ampelakia
• Gonnoi
• Kato Olympos
• Makrychori
• Nessonas

References

1. ↑ "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 
2. 1 2 Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)

Administrative division of the Thessaly Region
Area 14,037 km2 (5,420 sq mi) Population 732,762 (as of 2011) Municipalities 25 (since 2011) Capital Larissa
Regional unit of Karditsa	Argithea Karditsa Lake Plastiras Mouzaki Palamas Sofades
Regional unit of Larissa	Agia Elassona Farsala Kileler Larissa Tempi Tyrnavos
Regional unit of Magnesia	Almyros Rigas Feraios South Pelion Volos Zagora-Mouresi
Regional unit of the Sporades	Alonnisos Skiathos Skopelos
Regional unit of Trikala	Farkadona Kalampaka Pyli Trikala
Regional governor Konstantinos Agorastos (reelected 2014) Decentralized Administration Thessaly and Central Greece