Argalasti
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| Prefecture: | Magnesia |
| Province: | Volos (capital) |
| Location: Latitude: Longitude: | 39.226/39°13'63' N lat.23.2215/23°13'20' E long |
| Population: (2001) - Total - Density¹ - Rank | 2,145 -/kmē</small> |
| Elevation: -lowest: -centre: -highest: | Pagasetic Gulf and the Aegean Sea 196 m(centre) about 400 to 500 m |
| Postal code: | 370 06 |
| Area/distance code: | 11-30-24230 (030-24230)-5 |
| Municipal code: | 3704 |
| Car designation: | BO
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| 3-letter abbreviation: | ARV |
| Website: | www.magnesia.gr/dimoi/dimoi_argalasti.htm |
Argalasti (Greek: Άργαλαστη) is one of the main villages of South Mt. Pelion, Magnesia, Greece, built on a fertile plateau, 40 km southeast of Volos. It is an important commercial and tourism center of the area with a rich cultural tradition. Argalasti is a stopping point for those headed for the beaches of the Pagasetic Gulf or the Aegean Sea. An exquisite sample of the architecture of the beginning of the century is the church tower of St. Apostles.
Argalasti has a school, a lyceum, a gymnasium, banks, a post office and a square (plateia).
Historical population
| Year | Communal population | Change (town) | Municipal population |
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| 1981 | 2,016 - | - | |
| 1991 | 1,393 | -623/30.90% | 2,415 |
| North: Afetes | ||
| West: Pagasetic Gulf | Argalasti | East: Aegean Sea |
| South: Sipiada |