Mouresi
Municipal unit in Greece From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mouresi (Greek: Μουρέσι) is a village and a former municipality in Magnesia, Thessaly, Greece. It is situated in the northeastern part of the Pelion peninsula. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Zagora-Mouresi, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 54.214 km2.[3] The seat of the municipality was in Tsagkarada.
Mouresi
Μουρέσι | |
|---|---|
 Mouresi, Agia Triada church | |
  Mouresi Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates: 39°24′N 23°10′E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Thessaly |
| Regional unit | Magnesia |
| Municipality | Zagora-Mouresi |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 54.2 km2 (20.9 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 800 m (2,600 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 1,787 |
| • Municipal unit density | 33/km2 (85/sq mi) |
| • Community | 402 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 370 12 |
| Area code(s) | 24230 |
| Vehicle registration | ΒΟ |
The municipal unit Mouresi is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
- Agios Dimitrios Piliou (Agios Dimitrios, Agios Ioannis)
- Anilio (Anilio, Plaka)
- Kissos
- Mouresi (Mouresi, Agios Ioannis, Damouchari)
- Tsagkarada (Tsagkarada, Mylopotamos)
- Xorychti (Xorychti, Kato Xorychti)
The municipal unit Mouresi covers the northeastern part of the Pelion peninsula, and is situated on the eastern side of the Pelion mountains, on the Aegean Sea coast. The area is mountainous and densely forested. The largest village is Tsagkarada (population 525 in 2011). The village Mouresi lies at 310 m elevation, 1.5 km northwest of Tsagkarada, 2 km southeast of Agios Dimitrios and 7 km southeast of Zagora.
| Year | Community | Municipal unit |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | - | 3,239 |
| 2001 | 588 | 3,107 |
| 2011 | 548 | 2,475 |
| 2021 | 402 | 1,787 |
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