title: Oichalia, Trikala
text: # Oichalia, Trikala
  
  Oichalia Greek: Οιχαλία, before 1981: Νεοχώρι - Neochori) is a town and a former municipality in the Trikala regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Farkadona, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 85.628 $km^2.$ In 2011 the population of the municipality was 4,781, the population of the town proper was 2,357. Oichalia is located 8 km west of Farkadona centre, and 20 km east of the city of Trikala. It is situated on the edge of the Thessalian Plain. The Greek National Road 6 (Larissa - Trikala - Ioannina - Igoumenitsa) passes south of Oichalia.
  
  ## Subdivisions
  
  The municipal unit Oichalia is subdivided into the following communities:
  
  * Georganades
  * Klokotos
  * Krini
  * Oichalia
  * Petroto
  
  ## Population
  
  | Year | Settlement population | Municipality population |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1981 | 3,221 | - |
  | 1991 | 3,271 | 6,567 |
  | 2001 | 2,936 | 5,783 |
  | 2011 | 2,357 | 4,781 |
  