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Portaria Πορταριά
Municipal unit
Portaria square
PortariaLocation 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 km (8.8 sq mi)
Elevation	600 m (2,000 ft)
Population
• Municipal unit	1,849
• Municipal unit density	81/km (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. The municipal unit has an area of 22.754 km. 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

Sister cities

• Tourtour, France

See also

• List of settlements in the Magnesia regional unit

References

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

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

v t e Places adjacent to Portaria
Makrinitsa Zagora Iolkos Portaria Agria Volos Pagasetic Gulf Agria

• Populated places in Pelion
• Populated places in Magnesia (regional unit)
• Volos