Argalasti

Argalasti parish Δημοτική Ενότητα Αργαλαστής (Αργαλαστή)
Basic data
State :	Greece
Region :	Thessaly
Regional District :	Magnesia
Municipality :	Notio Pilio
Geographic coordinates :	39 ° 14 '  N , 23 ° 13'  E Coordinates: 39 ° 14 '  N , 23 ° 13'  E
Height above d. M .:	248 m village center
Area :	74.820 km²
Residents :	1,985 (2011)
Population density :	26.5 inhabitants / km²
Code No .:	240401
Structure:	3 local communities
Located in the municipality of Notio Pilio and in the Magnisia regional unit

Argalasti ( Greek Αργαλαστή ( f. Sg. )) Is a small town in Thessaly and the seat of the municipality of Notio Pilio . It is located in the south of the Pilio peninsula (1624 m, Pourianos Stavros) on a fertile plateau 196 m above sea level and approx. 41 km from the city of Volos . The place is a trade and tourism center of the region. Argalasti is the starting point for the nearby beaches on the Pagasitic Gulf (Chorto, Kalamos, Lefokastro) and on the Aegean Sea (Potistika, Melani, Paltsi).

structure

Argalasti was recognized as a rural community (kinotita) in 1912 and upgraded to urban community (dimos) in 1997 with the incorporation of Metochi and Xinovrysi . With the administrative reform in 2010 , it was merged with four other municipalities on the Pilio Peninsula to form the new municipality of Notio Pilio ('South Pelion').

Local community	Greek name	code	Area (km²)	2001 residents	Residents 2011	Villages and settlements
Argalasti	Τοπική Κοινότητα Αργαλαστής	24040301	56.618	1820	1694	Argalasti, Kilamos, Kallithea, Lefokastro, Myriovryti, Paltsi, Paou, Chorto
Metochi	Τοπική Κοινότητα Μετοχίου	24040302	07.375	0139	0078	Metochi
Xinovrysi	Τοπική Κοινότητα Ξινόβρυσης	24040103	10,827	0199	0213	Xinovrysi, Potistika
total		240401	74.820	2158	1985

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Results of the 2011 census at the National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΣΥΕ) ( Memento from June 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (Excel document, 2.6 MB)