Portaria

There is also another Portaria in the prefecture of Chalkidiki, see Portaria

Statistics
Prefecture:	Magnesia
Province:	Volos
Location: Latitude: Longitude:	39.384/39°23'4' N lat. 23.9955/23°59'37' E long
Population: (2001)  - Total  - Density¹  - Rank	3,318  -/km²
Elevation:  -lowest:  -centre:  -highest:	about 300 to 400 m 600 m(centre) about 1,500 to 1,800 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. 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	Change (town)	Municipal population
1981	769	-	-
1991	1,093	324/42.13%	3,318

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

See also

• Communities of Magnesia