Karitsa, Larissa
# Karitsa, Larissa

Karitsa (Greek: Καρίτσα, Greek pronunciation: [ka'ɾit͡sa]) is a village and a community of the Agia municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was a part of the municipality of Evrymenes. The 2011 census recorded 436 inhabitants in the village and 536 in the community. The community of Karitsa covers an area of 23.241 $km^2.$

## Administrative division

The community of Palaiopyrgos consists of three separate settlements:

* Agia Paraskevi (population 2,493 in 2015)
* Karitsa (population 436)
* Kokkino Nero (population 95)
* Plateia Ammos (population 3)

## Geography

The village is located on the eastern slopes of Mount Ossa overseeing the Aegean Sea.

## Population

According to the 2011 census, the population of the settlement of Karitsa was 436 people, a decrease of almost 17% compared with the population of the previous census of 2001.

| Year | Population |
| - | - |
| 2001 | 527 |
| 2011 | 436 |
