Portaria

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Portaria Πορταριά
Location
Coordinates	39°23′N 23°0′E / 39.383, 23Coordinates: 39°23′N 23°0′E / 39.383, 23
Time zone:	EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)
Elevation (center):	600 m (1,969 ft)
Government
Country:	Greece
Periphery:	Thessaly
Prefecture:	Magnesia
Population statistics (as of 2001[1])
City Proper
- Population:	3,201
Codes
Postal:	370 11
Area:	24280
Auto:	ΒΟ

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. 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).

Contents 1 Historical population 2 Neighboring localities 3 Sister cities 4 External links 5 See also

[edit] Historical population

Year	Communal population	Change (town)	Municipal population
1981	769	-	-
1991	1,093	324/42.13%	3,318

[edit] Neighboring localities

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

[edit] Sister cities

• Tourtour, France

[edit] External links

• The official site of the Portaria Municipality
• Mt. Pelion through a series of original photographs and sketches
• Information about the prefecture of Magnesia, capital city of Volos and Mt. Pelion
• Portaria Village - Pelion Site dedicated to the mountainous village of Portaria, full of useful and practical information

[edit] See also

• Communities of Magnesia

v • d • e Municipalities and Communities of the Magnesia Prefecture Municipalities Afetes • Agria • Aisonia • Almyros • Alonnisos • Argalasti • Artemida • Feres • Iolkos • Karla • Milies • Mouresi • Nea Anchialos • Nea Ionia • Portaria • Pteleos • Sipiada • Skiathos • Skopelos • Sourpi • Volos • Zagora Communities Anavra • Keramidi • Makrinitsa • Trikeri