This article is about the region of Greece. For other meanings, see Magnesia (disambiguation)

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)
Postal code	37xxx elsewhere 38x xx Volos area
Name of inhabitants:	Magnesian sing. -s pl.
2-letter abbreviation/HASC:	MG
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Magnesia (Greek: Μαγνησία Magnisia), deriving from the Macedonian tribe name Magnetes, is the name of the southeastern area of Thessaly in central Greece.

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. It is one of the prefectures that is bounded with only two prefectures

Contents

1 Transportation 1.1 Places 2 Municipalities 3 Communities 4 External links

Transportation

• Greece Interstate 1/E75, SW, W, NW
• Greece Interstate 6, Cen., NW
• Greece Interstate 30, W, Cen.

Places

• Volos (pop. 90,000, metrop. 120.000)
• Nea Ionia (pop. 30,000)
• Pagasae ancient
• Iolcus ancient
• Demetrias ancient

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

• Achilio
• Agia Kyriaki
• Agios Ioannis
• Agioi TheodoroiEuxinoupolis
• Ano Mavrolofo
• Argilokhori
• Krokio
• Mavrolofo
• Neokhoraki
• Perdika
• Pigadi
• Platanos
• Trikeri
• Vrichnia
• Zarkadokhori

External links

• Homepage of the Magnesia prefecture (http://www.magnesia.gr)
• History of Magnesia (http://www.cs.purdue.edu/homes/enh/PILIONWWW/pages/magnesia.html)
• History of Magnesia (http://www.magnesia.gr/Promotion_plan/english/history.htm)

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