Rigas Feraios (municipality)
Rigas Feraios
Ρήγας Φεραίος | |
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Rigas Fereos municipality map | |
Rigas Feraios | |
| Coordinates: 39°22′N 22°44′E / 39.367°N 22.733°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Thessaly |
| Regional unit | Magnesia |
| Seat | Velestino |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 550.6 km2 (212.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Municipality | 8,870 |
| • Density | 16.1/km2 (41.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Rigas Feraios (Greek: Ρήγας Φεραίος, [ˈriɣas fɛˈrɛɔs]) is a municipality in the Magnesia regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Velestino. The municipality has an area of 551 km2 (213 sq mi). The municipality was named after the Greek writer and revolutionary Rigas Feraios, whose hometown was Velestino.