Plastiras

Plastiras
Πλαστήρας
Plastiras
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 39°21′N 21°45′E / 39.350°N 21.750°E / 39.350; 21.750
CountryGreece
Administrative regionThessaly
Regional unitKarditsa
MunicipalityLake Plastiras
Area
  Municipal unit93.2 km2 (36.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
  Municipal unit
2,872
  Municipal unit density31/km2 (80/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationΚΑ

Plastiras (Greek: Πλαστήρας, Δήμος Πλαστήρα) is a former municipality in the Karditsa regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Lake Plastiras, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 93.166 km2. It was named after the Greek general and Prime Minister Nikolaos Plastiras. Lake Plastiras covers a part of the municipal unit. Its residents are engaged chiefly in agriculture. The seat of the municipality was in Morfovouni.