Livadeia
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| Livadeia Λιβαδειά |
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| Coordinates | Coordinates: |
| Time zone: | EET/EEST (UTC+2/3) |
| Elevation (center): | 200 m (656 ft) |
| Government | |
| Country: | Greece |
| Periphery: | Central Greece |
| Prefecture: | Boeotia |
| Districts: | 7 |
| Population statistics (as of 2001[1]) | |
| City Proper | |
| - Population: | 21,492 |
| - Area:[2] | 212.5 km² (82 sq mi) |
| - Density: | 101 /km² (262 /sq mi) |
| Codes | |
| Postal: | 321 00 |
| Area: | 22610 |
| Auto: | ΒΙ |
| Website | |
| www.dimoslevadeon.gr | |
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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. It is also home to Levadiakos FC who are in the Super League Greece.
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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% | - | - | -/km² |
[edit] Persons
- Panos Koutroumpousis (Koutrouboussis), a Greek writer
[edit] Gallery
 Nymphe HERKYNA by Vlahos Vaggelis |
 Old watermill at river HERKYNA by Vlahos Vaggelis |
 River HERKYNA by Vlahos Vaggelis |
[edit] External links
- GTP Travel Pages (Municipality) (in English and Greek)
- 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:
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