Iolcus

Iolcus (/ˈɒlkəs/; also rendered Iolkos /ˈɒlkɒs/; Ancient Greek: Ἰωλκός and Ἰαωλκός; Doric Greek: Ἰαλκός; Greek: Ιωλκός) is an ancient city, a modern village and a former municipality in Magnesia, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Volos, of which it is a municipal unit. It is located in central Magnesia, north of the Pagasitic Gulf. Its land area is 1.981 km2. The municipal unit is divided into three communities, Agios Onoufrios (pop. 433), Anakasia (pop. 888) and Ano Volos (pop. 687), with a total population of 2,008 (2021 census). The seat of the former municipality was the village of Ano Volos.

Iolcus
Iωλκός
Municipal unit
Iolcus
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 39°23′N 22°59′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionThessaly
Regional unitMagnesia
MunicipalityVolos
Area
  Municipal unit1.981 km2 (0.765 sq mi)
Elevation
156 m (512 ft)
Population
 (2021)
  Municipal unit
2,008
  Municipal unit density1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
385 00
Area code(s)24210
Vehicle registrationΒΟ
Websitewww.iolkos.gr
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