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Larissa
Larissa is a city in the municipality of Larissa, in the Larissa regional unit of Thessaly, Greece, at an elevation of 85 metres. At the 2021 census it had 146,377 inhabitants.
At a glance
- Type
- city
- Regional unit
- Larissa
- Municipality
- Larissa
- Elevation
- 85 m
- Population
- 146,377 (2021)
Population in the census
Between 1991 and 2021 the population grew by 24%.
118,090
131,095
135,300
144,651
146,377
From Wikipedia
Larissa is the capital and largest city of the Thessaly region in Greece. It is the fifth-most populous city in Greece with a population of 148,562 in the city proper, according to the 2021 census. It is also the capital of the Larissa regional unit. It is a principal agricultural centre and a national transport hub, linked by road and rail with the port of Volos and the cities of Thessaloniki and Athens.
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