Portaria
municipal unit
Name localΠορταριά
Caption skylinePortaria square
PeriphThessaly
PeriphunitMagnesia
MunicipalityVolos
Pop municunit1849
Pop community496
Population as of2021
Area municunit22.8
Elevation600
Coordinates39°23′N 23°0′E
Postal code370 11
Area code24280
LicenceΒΟ

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.[1] The municipal unit has an area of 22.754 km2.[2] 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.

Historical population

YearCommunity populationMunicipal unit population
1981769-
19911,0933,318
20011,3273,201
20115661,911
20214961,849

Sister cities

See also

References

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