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Larissa

Southern Europe

Larissa is the capital and largest city of the Thessaly region in Greece, and capital of the Larissa regional unit. It is the fifth-most populous city in Greece with a population of 148,562 in the city proper according to the 2021 census, and is a principal agricultural centre and national transport hub linked by road and rail with the port of Volos and the cities of Thessaloniki and Athens.

Facts
Population
148,562 1
Area (sq km)
88.167 2
Elevation (m)
85 2
Latitude
39.638493 degrees north 2
Longitude
22.413061 degrees east 2
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+02:00 5
Sources
1. Larissa (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead paragraph, population
    population of 148,562
  • In Group: Cities of Southern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Larissa (Wikidata)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 39.638493, longitude 22.413061
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 85 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 88.167 sq km
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3. GeoNames: Lárisa - GeoNames
GeoNamesPlace record, elevation
Quote, Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 76 m
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 39.75, 22.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 39.75, 22.25
39.75 22.25 Csa
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5. GeoNames: Lárisa - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 258576
Quote, cities500 record 258576
39.62847 22.42112 P PPLA GR ESYE14 21 9100 146926 76 Europe/Athens
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Wikidata: Larissa
Wikidata Q178405, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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