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Larissa

Larisa is the capital of the prefecture of Larisa. It has a population of 133,000, which makes it the fifth most populous city of Greece. The city is built on the site of the ancient city, on the banks of the river Peneus. Larisa is the focus of most of the Thessalia region’s commercial, industrial and tourist activities and its associated trade and retail services. The city’s economy is also based heavily on the public sector (i.e. mainly public administration). Larisa’s municipal council administers the city and represents the inhabitants of Larisa. However, central government is still responsible for areas such as planning, economic development and the environment. Larisa is part of a Larger Urban Zone (LUZ) of 282,000 inhabitants.

CITY AND LUZ LEVEL

	CITY		QUINTILES Comparison with UA cities						LUZ
			Low				High
INDICATORS	YEAR	SCORE	5th	4th	3rd	2nd	1st	CASES	YEAR	SCORE	Ratio City:LUZ
DEMOGRAPHY
Total resident population	2004	139,043						342	2004	187,831	1:1.35
Total annual population change over 5 yrs.	2001	2%						218
Percentage of households that are 1-person households	2004	19%						152	2004	18%	1:0.93
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households	2004	2%						118	2004	2%	1:0.88
Average size of households	2004	2.83						173	2004	2.92	1:1.03
SOCIAL ASPECTS
Average price per m2 for an apartment
Average price per m2 for a house
Percentage of households living in owned dwellings	2004	69%						63	2004	74%	1:1.07
Percentage of households living in social housing
Average living area in m2 per person	2004	32						81	2004	32	1:0.99
Number of recorded crimes per 1,000 population
ECONOMIC ASPECTS
Unemployment rate	2004	13%						159	2004	13%	1:1.03
Unemployment rate - female	2004	22%						147	2004	22%	1:1
Employment rate	2004	63%						157
Activity rate	2004	72%						182	2004	73%	1:1.02
GDP per head (€)
Median disposable annual household income(€)
Percentage of households receiving less than half of the national average household income
CIVIC INVOLVEMENT
Percentage of registered electorate voting in city elections	2001	75%						233
TRAINING AND EDUCATION
No. of children aged 0-4 in day care per 1,000 children 0-4	2004	141						142	2004	175	1:1.25
% of working age population with only primary education	2004	0%						155	2004	0%	1:1.15
% of working age population with tertiary education	2004	0%						136	2004	0%	1:0.88
ENVIRONMENT
Summer Smog: No. of days ozone (O3) exceeds 120µg/m3	2001	0						221
Number of days PM10 concentrations exceed 50 µg/m3	2001	151						201
Amount of solid waste collected (domestic and commercial) - tonnes per capita per annum	2004	0.43						237
Percentage of solid waste processed by landfill	2004	90%						213
Green space to which the public has access (m2 per capita)	2004	0						185	2004	0	1:0.75
Population density (residents per km2)	2004	1,135						265	2004	121	1:0.11
TRANSPORT AND TRAVEL
Percentage of journeys to work by car
Average time of journey to work (mins.)

SUB CITY LEVEL

11 SUB-CITY DISTRICTS	Average Population: 11759		Comparison of Sub-City Districts
INDICATORS		YEAR	LOWEST	CITY SCORE	HIGHEST	RATIO Lowest:Highest
DEMOGRAPHY
Percentage of total population aged 0-4		2001	4%	6%	6%	1:1.43
Percentage of households that are 1-person households		2001	10%	17%	26%	1:2.65
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households		2001	2%	3%	4%	1:1.54
Percentage of households that are lone-pensioner households		2001	4%	6%	8%	1:1.99
Average size of households		2001	2.76	2.90	3.26	1:1.18
SOCIAL ASPECTS
Proportion of dwellings lacking basic amenities		2001	0%	2%	3%	1:8.51
ECONOMIC ASPECTS
Unemployment rate		2001	8%	11%	14%	1:1.66
Percentage of unemployed who are under age 25		2001	30%	39%	43%	1:1.41
TRAINING AND EDUCATION
% of working age population with only primary education
% of working age population with secondary education
% of working age population with tertiary education
ENVIRONMENT
Population density (residents per km2)