Iolcus
Iolcus
Iωλκός | |
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Location within the regional unit | |
Iolcus | |
| Coordinates: 39°23′N 22°59′E / 39.383°N 22.983°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Thessaly |
| Regional unit | Magnesia |
| Municipality | Volos |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 1.981 km2 (0.765 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 156 m (512 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Municipal unit | 2,008 |
| • Municipal unit density | 1,014/km2 (2,625/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 385 00 |
| Area code | 24210 |
| Vehicle registration | ΒΟ |
| Website | www.iolkos.gr |
Iolcus (/aɪˈɒlkəs/; also rendered Iolkos /aɪˈɒlkɒs/; 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 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.