Portaria

Periphery: Thessaly
Prefecture : Magnesia

Municipality Portaria

Statistics
Prefecture: Magnesia
Province: Volos
Location:
Latitude:
Longitude:

39.384/39°23'4'' N.
23.9955/23°59'37'' E
Population: (2001)
3201
Elevation:
 -lowest:
 -centre:
 -highest:

about 300 to 400 m
600 m(centre)
about 1500 to 1800 m
Postal code: 370 11
Area/distance code: 11-30-24280 (030-24280)-9
-99 for Portaria
Municipal code: 3719
Car designation: BO
3-letter abbreviation: POM Portaria Magnisias
Website: www.magnesia.gr/dimoi/dimoi_portaria.htm

Portaria (Greek: Πορταριά, related to door) is one of the 24 villages of Mt. Pelion, Magnesia, Greece, facing the Pagasetic Gulf. It is located N of Volos and its suburbs. It is also part of the Portaria municipality. The houses, its windows and its doors are painted beautifully with a variety of colors with beautifully colored edges. The mountaintop of Pelion is to the north.

Portaria has a school, a lyceum, a gymnasium, banks, a post office and a square (plateia).








Historical population

Year Communal population Municipal population
1981 769 -
1991 1093 3318

Neighboring localities

North: Makrinitsa
West: Iolkos Portaria East: Zagora
South: Volos and Agria

The municipality of Portaria, population 3201 (2001) is divided in

  • Portaria / Δ.δ. Πορταριάς [ 1.389 ]
    • Portaria / η Πορταριά [ 1.327 ]
    • Agia Paraskevi / η Αγία Παρασκευή [ 36 ]
    • Agios Ioannis / ο Άγιος Ιωάννης [ 26 ]
  • Alli Meria / Δ.δ. Άλλης Μεριάς [ 1.163 ]
    • Alli Meria / η Άλλη Μεριά [ 1.009 ]
    • Goritsa / η Γορίτσα [ 154 ]
  • Katochori / Δ.δ. Κατωχωρίου -- το Κατωχώριον [ 436 ]
  • Spagiates / Δ.δ. Σταγιατών -- οι Σταγιάτες [ 213 ]

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Municipalities and communities of the Magnesia Prefecture

Afetes | Agria | Aisonia | Almyros | Alonnisos | Argalasti | Artemida | Feres | Iolkos | Karla | Milies | Mouresi | Nea Anchialos | Nea Ionia | Portaria | Pteleos | Sipiada | Skiathos | Skopelos | Sourpi | Volos | Zagora

Anavra | Keramidi | Makrinitsa | Trikeri

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