Stylida
Municipality in Greece
Stylida Στυλίδα | |
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| 38°55′N 22°37′E / 38.917°N 22.617°E / 38.917; 22.617 | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Central Greece |
| Regional unit | Phthiotis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ioannis Apostolou[1] (since 2023) |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 463.9 km2 (179.1 sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 202.5 km2 (78.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| • Municipality | 11,389 |
| • Density | 25/km2 (64/sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 5,727 |
| • Municipal unit density | 28/km2 (73/sq mi) |
| • Community | 4,572 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ΜΙ |
| Website | http://www.stylida.gr |
Stylida (Greek: Στυλίδα; older Στυλίς, Stylis) is a town and a municipality in Phthiotis, Greece. The population of the municipality was 11,389 (2021).
History
First mention of the town of Stylida was during ancient times when the town was named Phalara (Ancient Greek: Φάλαρα). The town has many ancient buildings and artifacts, such as the wall near the church of Agia Ekaterini, the tombs located near Karkali street and a mosaic under the Eleftheriou Venizelou street.
Municipality
The municipality Stylida was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[3]
- Echinaioi
- Pelasgia
- Stylida
The municipality has an area of 463.863 km2, the municipal unit 202.477 km2.[4]
Geography
The port town Stylida is situated on the northern shore of the Malian Gulf, and at the southern foot of Mount Othrys, It is 17 km east of Lamia, the capital of Phthiotis.
Climate
Stylida has a hot-summer mediterranean (Csa) climate. It has cool winters and very hot summers. Most precipitation falls in autumn and during the winter.
| Climate data for Stylida 55 m a.s.l. | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 23.8 (74.8) | 22.9 (73.2) | 28.6 (83.5) | 32.3 (90.1) | 36.6 (97.9) | 41.8 (107.2) | 45.3 (113.5) | 45.9 (114.6) | 37.3 (99.1) | 33.2 (91.8) | 27.8 (82.0) | 25.1 (77.2) | 45.9 (114.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 14.3 (57.7) | 16.1 (61.0) | 17.8 (64.0) | 22.4 (72.3) | 26.4 (79.5) | 32.1 (89.8) | 37.0 (98.6) | 35.6 (96.1) | 29.8 (85.6) | 25.8 (78.4) | 20.9 (69.6) | 16.8 (62.2) | 24.6 (76.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 8.8 (47.8) | 10.0 (50.0) | 11.4 (52.5) | 15.6 (60.1) | 19.5 (67.1) | 25.1 (77.2) | 28.9 (84.0) | 28.2 (82.8) | 23.4 (74.1) | 19.5 (67.1) | 15.4 (59.7) | 11.7 (53.1) | 18.1 (64.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.3 (37.9) | 3.9 (39.0) | 5.0 (41.0) | 8.8 (47.8) | 12.6 (54.7) | 18.0 (64.4) | 20.7 (69.3) | 20.8 (69.4) | 17.0 (62.6) | 13.1 (55.6) | 9.9 (49.8) | 6.5 (43.7) | 11.6 (52.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −6.8 (19.8) | −4.6 (23.7) | −4.0 (24.8) | −0.1 (31.8) | 7.2 (45.0) | 11.1 (52.0) | 16.3 (61.3) | 17.5 (63.5) | 10.2 (50.4) | 8.3 (46.9) | 0.2 (32.4) | −1.6 (29.1) | −6.8 (19.8) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 40.7 (1.60) | 26.2 (1.03) | 41.9 (1.65) | 70.2 (2.76) | 48.6 (1.91) | 33.5 (1.32) | 13.7 (0.54) | 53.7 (2.11) | 100.0 (3.94) | 14.9 (0.59) | 30.9 (1.22) | 32.1 (1.26) | 506.4 (19.93) |
| Source 1: National Observatory of Athens Monthly Bulletins (Mar 2021 - Mar 2024) [5] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Stylida N.O.A station [6] and World Meteorological Organization[7] | |||||||||||||
Transport
The town is served by rail links to Central Greece via Leianokladi–Stylida branch line. The Greek National Road 1 passes through the town.
Twin towns
Amelia, Italy, since 2002
References
- ^ Municipality of Stylida, Municipal elections – October 2023, Ministry of Interior
- ^ "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.
- ^ "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
- ^ "Meteo.gr - Προγνώσεις καιρού για όλη την Ελλάδα".
- ^ "Latest Conditions in Stylida".
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization". Retrieved 14 July 2023.
External links
- Municipality of Stylida (in Greek)
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Administrative division of the Central Greece Region
- Area
- 15,549 km2 (6,004 sq mi)
- Population
- 547,390 (as of 2011)
- Municipalities
- 25 (since 2011)
- Capital
- Lamia
- Agrafa
- Karpenisi
- Delphi
- Dorida
- Amfikleia-Elateia
- Domokos
- Kamena Vourla
- Lamia
- Lokroi
- Makrakomi
- Stylida
- Regional governor
- Fanis Spanos (since 2019)
- Decentralized Administration
- Thessaly and Central Greece
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