Menelaida

Municipal unit in Greece

Menelaida Μενελαΐδα
Municipal unit
39°09′N 22°01′E / 39.150°N 22.017°E / 39.150; 22.017
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Thessaly
Regional unit	Karditsa
Municipality	Sofades
Area
• Municipal unit	169.8 km² (65.6 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Municipal unit	1,514
• Municipal unit density	8.9/km² (23/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	ΚΑ

Menelaida (Greek: Μενελαΐδα) is a former municipality in the Karditsa regional unit, Thessaly, Greece, named after the ancient city of "Menelais" or "Menelaida", near Loutropigi. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Sofades, of which it is a municipal unit.^[2] The municipal unit has an area of 169.840 km².^[3] As of 2021 the population was 1,514. The seat of the municipality was in Kedros.

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.
^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.