Lichada (Greek: Λιχάδα, Licháda) is a village in Euboea, in central Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Istiaia-Aidipsos, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 39.891 km2.[3] The community includes the villages Agios Georgios, Vasilina, Gregolimano, Kavos, Kokkinias and the uninhabited islands Monolia and Strongyli. Lichada is located at the western tip of Euboea. It is 10 km north of Agios Konstantinos, 16 km west of Aidipsos, 37 km east of Lamia and 75 km northwest of Chalcis. Lichada suffered damage in the 2007 Greek forest fires.

Lichada
Λιχάδα
Lichada is located in Greece
Lichada
Lichada
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 38°51′N 22°52′E / 38.850°N 22.867°E / 38.850; 22.867
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Greece
Regional unitEuboea
MunicipalityIstiaia-Aidipsos
Area
 • Municipal unit39.891 km2 (15.402 sq mi)
Elevation
37 m (121 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipal unit
936
 • Municipal unit density23/km2 (61/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
343 00
Vehicle registrationΧΑ

Population

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Year Settlement population Community population
1981 - 1,016
1991 275 1,153
2001 240 1,140
2011 181 1,122
2021 123 936

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. ^ "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.