Sykia
Συκιά
Sykia is located in Greece
Sykia
Sykia
Coordinates: 39°49.8′N 22°3.2′E / 39.8300°N 22.0533°E / 39.8300; 22.0533
CountryGreece
Administrative regionThessaly
Regional unitLarissa
MunicipalityElassona
Municipal unitPotamia
Elevation
199 m (653 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Rural
525
Community
  Population624 (2011)
  Area (km2)36.806
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
402 00
Area code(s)+30-2493-xxx-xxx
Vehicle registrationPIx-xxxx

Sykia (Greek: Συκιά, Greek pronunciation: [si'ca]) is a village and a community of the Elassona municipality.[2] Before the 2011 local government reform it was a part of the municipality of Potamia, of which it was a municipal district.[2] The 2011 census recorded 525 inhabitants in the village and 624 in the community.[1] The community of Sykia covers an area of 36.806 km2.[3]

Administrative division

The community of Sykia consists of two settlements:[1]

Economy

The population of Sykia is occupied in animal husbandry and agriculture (tobacco, viticulture and olivess).[4]

Population

According to the 2011 census, the population of the settlement of Sykia was 525 people, a decrease of almost 23% compared with the population of the previous census of 2001.[1][3]

Year Population
2001[3]680
2011[1]525

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. 1 2 "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. 1 2 3 "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
  4. "Συκέα (Συκιά)". elassona.com.gr. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
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