Livadeia
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 Livadeia (Λιβαδειά) |
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| Coordinates | 38°26′ N 22°52′ E | |
| Country | Greece | |
| Periphery | Central Greece | |
| Prefecture | Boeotia | |
| Population | 21,492 source (2001) | |
| Area | 212.5 km² | |
| Population density | 101.14 /km² | |
| Elevation | 200 m | |
| Postal code | 321 00 | |
| Area code | 22610 | |
| Licence plate code | ΒΙ | |
| Website | dimoslevadeon.gr | |
Livadeia (Greek: Λιβαδειά - Livadeiá or Livadia or Λεβάδεια - Levádeia as well as Λειβαδιά Leivadia or Livadia) is a city in central Greece. It is the capital of the prefecture Boeotia. Levadia is located 130 km NW of Athens, E of Nafpaktos, ESE of Amfissa and Desfina, SE of Lamia and west of Chalkida. Livadeia is linked with GR-48 and several kilometres west of GR-3. The area around Livadeia are mountainous while farmlands are mainly in valley areas. Levadia's industry are urban and rural in the outskirts.
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[edit] Municipal districts
- Lafystio
- Romaiiko
[edit] Subdivisions
The population are as of 2001.
- Agios Nikolaos Livadeias (pop: 25)
- Analypsis Livadeias (pop: 184)
- Elikon (pop: 43)
- Perachora (pop: 279)
- Stathmos (pop: 3)
- Tzimeika (pop: 25)
- Tsoukoulades (pop: 149)
[edit] Historical population
| Year | Population | Change | Municipal population | Change | Density |
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| 1981 | 18,885 | - | - | - | -/km² |
| 1991 | 19,295 | 410/2.17% | - | - | -/km² |
| 2001 | 20,061 | 766/3.82% | - | 21,492 | 101.14/km² |
[edit] Persons
- Panos Koutroumpousis (Koutrouboussis), a Greek writer
[edit] Other
Levadia has schools, lyceums or middle schools, gymnasia or high schools, churches, post offices, banks and squares (plateies).
[edit] External links
- Official website
- http://www.liblivadia.gr
- GTP Travel Pages (Municipality) (in English and Greek)
- Livadeia Photos
- The Castle of Levadia, In Greek
- Map and aerial photos:
- Street map: Street map from Mapquest, MapPoint or Google or Yahoo! Maps
- Satellite images: Google or Microsoft Virtual Earth - image now available
- Coordinates:
- In Greek:
[edit] See also
| Municipalities and communities of the Boeotia Prefecture |
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| Akraifnia • Aliartos • Arachova • Chaironeia • Davleia • Dervenochori • Distomo • Koroneia • Livadeia • Oinofyta • Orchomenos • Plataies • Schimatari • Tanagra • Thebes • Thespies • Thisvi • Vagia |
| Antikyra • Kyriaki |
