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Zagora

In Greek: Ζαγορά

Zagora is a town in the municipality of Zagora-Mouresi, in the Magnesia regional unit of Thessaly, Greece, at an elevation of 458 metres and 17 km in a straight line from Volos. At the 2021 census it had 1,894 inhabitants.

Zagora, Magnesia regional unit, Greece
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At a glance

Type
town
Regional unit
Magnesia
Municipality
Zagora-Mouresi
Elevation
458 m
Population
1,894 (2021)
Postcode
37001
Distance
17 km from Volos

Population in the census

Between 1991 and 2021 the population fell by 22%.

Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority censuses, via Wikidata.

From Wikipedia

Zagora is a village and a former municipality on the Pelion peninsula in Magnesia, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Zagora-Mouresi, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 96.101 square kilometres.

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

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