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Periphery: Thessaly
Prefectures : Kardhitsa , Larissa, Magnesia , Trikala

Part of Magnesia (except region around Alonissos, Skopelos shifted)

Magnesia, Satellite image

Prothous, son of Teuthredon, led the Magnetes,
from the region- round Peneus and Mount Pelion,
where leaves are always trembling in the wind.
With him swift Prothous brought forty black ships.

Homer Iliad 2

Magnesia (Greek: Μαγνησία Magnisia), deriving from the Macedonian tribe name Magnetes, is the name of the southeastern area of Thessaly in central Greece. About two-thirds to three-fourths of the entire population live in the Greater Volos area which is the second-largest city in Thessaly Much of the population live within the Pagasetic Gulf and the eastern part. It is ranked after Larissa in Greece and ahead of Chalkida.

Magnesia is homeland of the mythical heroes Jason, Peleus and his son Achilles. The word magnet comes from the Greek "magnítis líthos" (μαγνήτης λίθος), which means "magnesian stone". The name for the element Magnesium is also derived from this region.

Homeland of the mythical heroes Jason, Peleus and his son Achilles.

Statistics
Periphery:	Thessaly
Capital:	Volos
Area:	2636 km ² Ranked 3rd
Inhabitants:	207,336 (2001)
Population density:	78.65/km ²
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
Website:	www.magnesia.gr (in Greek)

The modern Magnesian capital is the city of Volos, and the homonymous prefecture includes the Almyros plain, Nea Anchialos archaeological excavations, 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. The lagoon of Lake Voivis is to the north and is surrounded with farmlands to the west and mountains to the east. It is one of the prefectures that is bounded with only two prefectures.

Most of the settlements are in the western part of the Sporades, southeastern, central, northwestern and along within the Pagasetic Gulf.

Transportation

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

Places

Archaeological sites

Demetrias, Painted Stele, Hellenistic Period

Volos 1903

Volos 1905

Municipalities

Municipality	YPES code	Seat	Postal code	Area code ((0)30-)
Afetes	3708	Neochori	370 10	24230-
Agria	3701	Agria	373 00	24280-
Aisonia	3703	Dimini	385 00	24210
Almyros	3603	Almyros	371 00	24220-
Alonnisos	3704	Alonissos	370 05	24240-
Argalasti	3706	Argalasti	370 06	24230-
Artemida	3707	Ano Lechonia	385 00	24280-
Feres	3726	Velestino	375 00	24250-
Iolkos	3711	Anakasia Iolkou	385 00	24210-
Karla	3712	Stefanoviki	375 00	24250-
Milies	3715	Milies	370 10	24230-
Mouresi	3716	Tsangarada	370 12	24260-
Nea Anchialos	3717	Nea Anchialos	374 00	24280-
Nea Ionia	3718	Nea Ionia	383 & 384	24210
Portaria	3719	Portaria	370 11	24280-
Pteleos	3720	Pteleos	370 07	24220-
Sipiada	3721	Lafkos	370 06	24230-
Skiathos	3722	Skiathos	370 03	24240-
Skopelos	3723	Skopelos	370 03	24240-
Sourpi	3724	Sourpi	370 08	24220-
Volos	3709	Volos	380-382	2410
Zagora	3710	Zagora	370 01	24260-