Mesochora

Community in Greece

Mesochora Μεσοχώρα
Community
39°28′N 21°20′E / 39.467°N 21.333°E / 39.467; 21.333
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Thessaly
Regional unit	Trikala
Municipality	Pyli
Municipal unit	Pindos
Population (2021)^[1]
• Community	179
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	ΤΚ

Mesochora (Greek: Μεσοχώρα, before 1928: Βιτσίστα - Vitsista^[2]) is a mountain village in the municipal unit of Pindos in the southwestern part of the Trikala regional unit, Greece. It is located in the Athamanika mountains (southern Pindus), on the upper course of the river Acheloos, about 800 m above sea level. It is situated 40 km west of the city of Trikala. It is located by the Greek National Road 30 (Trikala - Arta). In 2021 Mesochora had a population of 179 for the community, including the small villages Exochi and Spitia. It became a part of the municipality of Pindos in 1997 under the Capodistrian Plan.

Population

Year	Settlement population	Community population
1981	264	-
1991	459	-
2001	415	470
2011	141	143
2021	157	179

References

^ "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.
^ Name changes of settlements in Greece