Makrychori (, 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. The municipal unit has an area of 107.767 km2. 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 2021 2,379 1,663 1,591
Geography Makrychori is located next to the Thessalian Plain, situated between the river Pineios and the Athens–Thessaloniki transport corridor carrying the EO1 road, the A1 motorway and the Piraeus–Platy railway. The mountains can be seen to the west and east, the southern portions of the municipality are farmlands.
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