Portaria (Greek: Πορταριά) 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.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 22.754 km2.[3] It is located on Mt. Pelion, facing the Pagasetic Gulf, north of Volos and its suburbs. The majority of the buildings are typical examples of Pelion architecture with their windows and doors decorated with a variety of colors. The mountaintop of Pelion is to the north. Portaria every year holds a traditional wedding in the main square of the village and many people from Volos and the surrounding villages drop by to learn how weddings were traditionally done in these villages.
Portaria
Πορταριά | |
|---|---|
 Portaria square | |
  Portaria Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates: 39°23′N 23°0′E / 39.383°N 23.000°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Thessaly |
| Regional unit | Magnesia |
| Municipality | Volos |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 22.8 km2 (8.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 600 m (2,000 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 1,849 |
| • Municipal unit density | 81/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| • Community | 496 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 370 11 |
| Area code(s) | 24280 |
| Vehicle registration | ΒΟ |
Historical population
edit| Year | Community population | Municipal unit population |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 769 | - |
| 1991 | 1,093 | 3,318 |
| 2001 | 1,327 | 3,201 |
| 2011 | 566 | 1,911 |
| 2021 | 496 | 1,849 |
Sister cities
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See also
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edit- ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.