Almyros
Almyros
Αλμυρός | |
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View of Almyros and Kouri forest. | |
| Coordinates: 39°10′49″N 22°45′38″E / 39.18028°N 22.76056°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Thessaly |
| Regional unit | Magnesia |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dimitrios Eseridis (since 2023) |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 905.4 km2 (349.6 sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 473.9 km2 (183.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Municipality | 16,072 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (46/sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 11,192 |
| • Municipal unit density | 24/km2 (61/sq mi) |
| • Community | 7,400 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 371 00 |
| Area code(s) | 24220 |
| Vehicle registration | ΒΟ |
| Website | almyros-city.gr |
Almyros or Halmyros (Greek: Αλμυρός, romanized: Almyrós, lit. 'salty') is a town and a municipality of the regional unit of Magnesia, region of Thessaly, Greece. It lies in the center of prosperous fertile plain known as 'Krokio Pedio', which is crossed by torrents. Almyros is an important agricultural and commercial center of Magnesia, and is also developing as a tourist center for the area. The main agricultural products are tomatoes, cotton, wheat, almonds, peanuts and pistachio nuts.