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Pteleos

In Greek: Πτελεός

Pteleos is a village in the municipality of Almyros, in the Magnesia regional unit of Thessaly, Greece, at an elevation of 87 metres and 35 km in a straight line from Volos. At the 2021 census it had 890 inhabitants.

Pteleos, Magnesia regional unit, Greece
Photo: Andreas Routsias, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

At a glance

Type
village
Regional unit
Magnesia
Municipality
Almyros
Elevation
87 m
Population
890 (2021)
Postcode
37007
Distance
35 km from Volos

Population in the census

Between 1991 and 2021 the population fell by 30%.

Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority censuses, via Wikidata.

From Wikipedia

Pteleos is a village and a former municipality in the southern part of Magnesia, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it has been part of the municipality of Almyros, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 118.230 km2, and a population of 1,990 in 2021.

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

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