Malakasi
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Malakasi Μαλακάσι |
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| Coordinates: 39°48′N 21°20′E / 39.800°N 21.333°ECoordinates: 39°48′N 21°20′E / 39.800°N 21.333°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Thessaly |
| Regional unit | Trikala |
| Municipality | Kalampaka |
| • Municipal unit | 157.5 km2 (60.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Municipal unit | 1,000 |
| • Municipal unit density | 6.3/km2 (16/sq mi) |
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| • Population | 138 (2011) |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Vehicle registration | ΤΚ |
Malakasi (Greek: Μαλακάσι) is a village and a former municipality in the Trikala regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kalampaka, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 157.534 km2. Population 1,000 (2011). The seat of the municipality was in Panagia.
The municipal unit of Malakasi includes the settlements of Korydallos, Malakasi, Panagia, Pefki and Trygona.
The village is part of the wider Zagori region, between Epirus and Thessaly.
The village takes its name from the Malakasioi, a Vlach tribe or clan that moved to the area from central Albania in the 14th century.
During the Ottoman period, Epirus and Aetolia-Acarnania were divided into five armatolikia: Malakasi, Tzoumerka, Xeromero, Lidorikion, and Venetiko.
In May 1871, Malakasi was the seat of the Malakasi nahiye of the Ioannina kaza.
The village is inhabited by "Vlachs" (Βλαχι), who are called Malakasi and inhabit the villages from Malakasi to Gardiki.
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