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Magnesia

This article is about the region of Greece. For other meanings, see Magnesia (disambiguation)
align="center" colspan="2" | Statistics
Periphery: Thessaly
Capital: Volos
Area: 2,636 km²
Ranked 3rd
Inhabitants: 197,613 (1991)
Population density: 74.97/km²
ISO 3166-2: GR-43
Car designation: BO
Code for the municipalities: 37xx
Number of provinces: 3
Number of municipalities: 23
Number of independent communes: 4
Area/distance code: 11-30-242x0 (030-242x0)
a href="/encyclopedia/List-of-postal-codes-in-Greece" title="List of postal codes in Greece">Postal code 37xxx elsewhere
38x xx Volos area
Name of inhabitants: Magnesian sing.
-s pl.
2-letter abbreviation/HASC: MG
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colspan="2" align="center" | Map showing Magnesia within Greece
Magnesia (Greek: Μαγνησία Magnisia), deriving from the Macedonian tribe name Magnetes, is the name of the southeastern area of Thessaly in central Greece. About two-thirds to three-fourths of the entire population live in the Greater Volos area which is the second-largest city in Thessaly Much of the population live within the Pagasetic Gulf and the eastern part. It is ranked after Larissa in Greece and ahead of Chalkida. Homeland of the mythical heroes Jason, Peleus and his son Achilles. The modern Magnesian capital is the city of Volos, and the homonymous prefecture includes the Almyros plain, the Pagasetic Gulf, the Mt. Pelion peninsula and the Sporades islands. It is bounded by Fthiotis in the southeast, and Larissa in the west and north. The lagoon of Lake Voivis is to the north and is surrounded with farmlands to the west and mountains to the east. It is one of the prefectures that is bounded with only two prefectures. Most of the settlements are in the western part of the Sporades, southeastern, central, northwestern and along within the Pagasetic Gulf.

Transportation

Places

Municipalities

Municipality !! YPES code !! Seat !! Postal code !! Area code ((0)30-)
Afetes 3708 Neochori 370 10 24230-55
Agria 3701 Agria 373 00 24280-93
Aisonia 3703 Dimini 385 00 24210
Almyros 3603 Almyros 371 00 24220-2
Alonnisos 3704 Alonissos 370 05 24240-6
Argalasti 3706 Argalasti 370 06 24230-54
Artemida 3707 Ano Lechonia 385 00 24280-93
Feres 3726 Velestino 375 00 24250-2
Iolkos 3711 Anakasia Iolkou 385 00 24210-7
Karla 3712 Stefanoviki 375 00 24250-41
Milea 3715 Milea 370 10 24230-86
Mouresi 3716 Tsangarada 370 12 24260-49
Nea Agchialos 3717 Nea Agchialos 374 00 24280-76
Nea Ionia 3718 Nea Ionia 383 & 384 24210
Portaria 3719 Portaria 370 11 24280-99
Pteleos 3720 Pteleos 370 07 24220-41
Sipiada 3721 Lafkos 370 06 24230-6
Skiathos 3722 Skiathos 370 03 24240-2
Skopelos 3723 Skopelos 370 03 24240-3
Sourpi 3724 Sourpi 370 08 24220-3
Volos 3709 Volos 380 thru 382 2410
Zagora 3710 Zagora 370 01 24260-2

Communities

Commune !! YPES code !! Seat !! Postal code !! Area code ((0)30-)
Anavra 3705 Anavra 350 10 22320-9
Keramidi 3713 Keramidi 385 00 24280-7
Makrinitsa 3714 Makrinitsa 370 11 24280-99
Trikeri 3725 Trikeri 370 09 24230-91

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