Gomfoi
Gomfoi
Γόμφοι | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 39°27′N 21°41′E / 39.450°N 21.683°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Thessaly |
| Regional unit | Trikala |
| Municipality | Pyli |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 58.5 km2 (22.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Municipal unit | 4,097 |
| • Municipal unit density | 70/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| • Community | 818 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ΤΚ |
Gomfoi (Greek: Γόμφοι, before 1930: Ραψίστα - Rapsista; Latin: Gomphi) 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 Pyli, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 58.482km2. Population 4,097 (2021). The seat of the municipality was in Lygaria. Gomfoi is located in Thessalian Plain, near the river Pamisos. It is 5km northeast of Mouzaki, and 12km southwest of the city of Trikala. A town existed on the site of present Gomfoi in ancient times, which was renamed Philippoupolis (Greek: Φιλιππούπολις) during the reign of Philip II of Macedon. The area joined modern Greece in 1881.