Volos
Volos (Greek: Βόλος) is a coastal port ceety in Thessaly situatit midway on the Greek mainland, aboot 326 kilometre (203 mile) north o Athens an 215 kilometre (134 mile) sooth o Thessaloniki.
Volos Βόλος | |
|---|---|
 Volos seaside bi nicht | |
  Volos Location within the region  | |
| Coordinates: 39°22′N 22°56′E / 39.367°N 22.933°ECoordinates: 39°22′N 22°56′E / 39.367°N 22.933°E | |
| Kintra | Greece |
| Admeenistrative region | Thessaly |
| Regional unit | Magnesia |
| Destricts | 18 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Achilleas Beos (syne 2014) |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 387.1 km2 (149.5 sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 27.678 km2 (10.687 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Municipality | 144449 |
| • Municipality density | 370/km2 (970/sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 118707 |
| • Municipal unit density | 4,300/km2 (11,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 38x xx |
| Aurie code(s) | 24210 |
| Vehicle registration | ΒΟx |
| Website | www.volos-city.gr |
Internaitional relations eedit
Twin touns — sister ceeties eedit
Volos is twinned wi:
- Antofagasta, Chile
- Batumi, Georgie[2]
- Le Mans, Fraunce[3]
- Pleven, Bulgarie
- Rostov-on-Don, Roushie
References eedit
- ↑ a b "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
- ↑ "Batumi - Twin Towns & Sister Cities". Batumi City Hall. Archived frae the original on 4 Mey 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
- ↑ "Twinnings" (PDF). Central Union of Municipalities & Communities of Greece. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 15 Januar 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2013.