title: Makrychori
text: # Makrychori
  
  Makrychori (Greek: Μακρυχώρι, Katharevousa: Μακρυχώριον) is a former municipality in the Larissa regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it has been part of the municipality Tempi, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 2,553 (2011). The municipal unit has an area of 107.767 $km^2.$ The municipality was created under the Kapodistrias Law in 1997 out of the former communes of Elateia, Evangelismos, Gyrtoni and Parapotamos.
  
  ## Subdivisions
  
  The municipal unit Makrychori is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
  
  * Elateia
  * Evangelismos
  * Makrychori (Makrychori, Gyrtoni)
  * Parapotamos
  
  ## Population
  
  | Year | Municipal unit population | Community population | Village population |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1991 | - | - | 1,941 |
  | 1991 | 3,004 | - | 1,666 |
  | 2001 | 2,976 | 1,863 | 1,787 |
  | 2011 | 2,553 | 1,689 | 1,615 |
  
  ## Geography
  
  Makrychori is located next to the Thessalian Plain, situated between the river Pineios and the GR-1/E75 (Athens - Larissa - Thessaloniki). The mountains can be seen to the west and east, the southern portions of the municipality are farmlands.
  
  