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Volos

In Greek: Βόλος

Volos is a city in the municipality of Volos, in the Magnesia regional unit of Thessaly, Greece, at an elevation of 7 metres. At the 2021 census it had 85,803 inhabitants.

Volos, Magnesia regional unit, Greece
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At a glance

Type
city
Regional unit
Magnesia
Municipality
Volos
Elevation
7 m
Population
85,803 (2021)

Population in the census

Between 1991 and 2021 the population grew by 8%.

Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority censuses, via Wikidata.

From Wikipedia

Volos is a coastal port city in Thessaly situated midway on the Greek mainland, about 170 kilometres north of Athens and 140 kilometres south of Thessaloniki. It is the capital of the Magnesia regional unit of the Thessaly Region. Volos is also the only outlet to the sea from Thessaly, the country's largest agricultural region.

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

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