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Livadi Λιβάδι
Municipal unit
LivadiLocation within the regional unit
Coordinates: 40°7.6′N 22°9.45′E / 40.1267°N 22.15750°E / 40.1267; 22.15750
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Thessaly
Regional unit	Larissa
Municipality	Elassona
Area
• Municipal unit	158.273 km (61.110 sq mi)
• Community	140.90 km (54.40 sq mi)
Elevation	1,160 m (3,810 ft)
Population
• Municipal unit	2,413
• Municipal unit density	15/km (39/sq mi)
• Community	2,079
• Community density	15/km (38/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	400 02
Area code(s)	+30-2493
Vehicle registration	ΡΙ
Website	www.livadi.gr

Livadi or Leivadi (Greek: Λιβάδι) is a village and a former municipality in the Larissa regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Elassona, of which it is a municipal unit.

In the Ottoman tahrir defteri of 1521, the settlement is recorded as a village with the name Livadi. The village was founded by Aromanian agricultural and livestock farmers. Before the 2011 local government reform it was an independent municipality. The community of Livadi covers an area of 140.90 km while the respective municipal unit 158.273 km.

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Livadi is subdivided into the following communities:

• Dolichi
• Livadi

Geography

Livadi borders Pieria regional unit to the northeast, and Kozani regional unit to the northwest. Livadi is located west of Pythio and Katerini, NNW of Larissa, north of Elassona and southeast of Kozani.

Population

Notable people

• Giorgakis Olympios (1772–1821), fighter in the Greek War of Independence

References

1. ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
2. ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
3. Ünal, Uğur; Budak, Mustafa; Bayram, Sabahattin; Yıldıztaş, Mümin (2013). Özkılınç, Ahmet; Coşkun, Ali; Sivridağ, Abdullah (eds.). Osmanlı Yer Adları I: Rumeli Eyaleti (1514–1550) (in Turkish). Ankara: Directorate of State Archives. pp. VII–VIII, 42, 540. ISBN 978-975-19-6238-6. p. 540: Livadi k., Alasonya n., Alasonya kz., Tırhala l.: TD 101/20
4. "Λιβάδι". www.elassona.com.gr. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
5. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-09-21.

• Populated places in Larissa (regional unit)
• Aromanian settlements in Greece
• Elassona