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Portaria

In Greek: Πορταριά

Portaria is a village in the municipality of Volos, in the Magnesia regional unit of Thessaly, Greece, at an elevation of 620 metres and 6 km in a straight line from Volos. At the 2021 census it had 488 inhabitants.

Portaria, Magnesia regional unit, Greece
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

At a glance

Type
village
Regional unit
Magnesia
Municipality
Volos
Elevation
620 m
Population
488 (2021)
Postcode
37011
Distance
6 km from Volos

Population in the census

Between 1991 and 2021 the population fell by 33%.

Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority censuses, via Wikidata.

From Wikipedia

Portaria is a village and a former municipality in Magnesia, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Volos, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 22.754 km2. It is located on Mt. Pelion, facing the Pagasetic Gulf, north of Volos and its suburbs.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article “Portaria”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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