Portaria

Municipal unit in Greece

Portaria

Πορταριά

Municipal unit

Portaria square

Portaria

Location within the regional unit

Coordinates: 39°23′N 23°0′E﻿ / ﻿39.383°N 23.000°E﻿ / 39.383; 23.000
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

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 c.1820 Zoulias mansion Katartzis mansion

## Historical population

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Year | Community population | Municipal unit population

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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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* Tourtour, France

## See also

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* List of settlements in the Magnesia regional unit

## References

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1. ^ "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.
2. ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
3. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.

## External links

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* Information about Magnesia, Volos and Mt. Pelion
* www.visitportaria.com

Places adjacent to Portaria

|  | Makrinitsa | Zagora

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Iolkos |

Portaria

| Agria
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Volos | Pagasetic Gulf | Agria

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Subdivisions of the municipality of Volos

Municipal unit of Agria|

* Agria
* Drakeia

Municipal unit of Aisonia|

* Dimini
* Sesklo

Municipal unit of Artemida|

* Agios Lavrentios
* Agios Vlasios
* Ano Lechonia
* Kato Lechonia

Municipal unit of Iolkos|

* Agios Onoufrios
* Anakasia
* Ano Volos

Municipal unit of Makrinitsa|

* Makrinitsa

Municipal unit of Nea Anchialos|

* Aidini
* Mikrothives
* Nea Anchialos

Municipal unit of Nea Ionia|

* Glafyra
* Nea Ionia

Municipal unit of Portaria|

* Alli Meria
* Katochori
* Portaria
* Stagiates

Municipal unit of Volos|

* Volos

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