Afetes

Afetes (Greek: Αφέτες) is a village and a former municipality in Magnesia, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality South Pelion, of which it is a municipal unit.^[2] The municipal unit has an area of 80.744 km².^[3] The seat of the municipality was in Neochori. Afetes is situated in the Pelion peninsula, 2 km from the Pagasetic Gulf coast, 4 km southwest of Neochori, 6 km northwest of Argalasti and 23 km southeast of Volos.

Key Information

Afetes Αφέτες
Municipal unit
Location within the regional unit
Afetes
Coordinates: 39°17′N 23°11′E / 39.283°N 23.183°E / 39.283; 23.183
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Thessaly
Regional unit	Magnesia
Municipality	South Pelion
Area
• Municipal unit	80.7 km2 (31.2 sq mi)
Highest elevation	800 m (2,600 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Municipal unit	1,255
• Municipal unit density	15.6/km2 (40.3/sq mi)
• Community	221
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	370 10
Area code	24230
Vehicle registration	ΒΟ
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The name Afetes was taken from the ancient port Aphetae. The Persian fleet occupied the bay of Aphetae before the Battle of Artemisium, in 480 BC.^[4]

1. ^ ^{a b} "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
2. ^ ^{a b} "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
3. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
4. ^  Smith, William, ed. (1854). "Aphetae". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. Vol. 1. London: John Murray. p. 157.

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