Nea Ionia | |
Name Local: | Νέα Ιωνία |
Type: | municipal unit |
Periph: | Thessaly |
Periphunit: | Magnesia |
Pop Municunit: | 31884 |
Area Municunit: | 63.3 |
Pop Community: | 31684 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Elevation: | 18 |
Coordinates: | 39.3667°N 78°W |
Postal Code: | 3844x |
Area Code: | 24210 |
Licence: | ΒΟ |
Website: | http://www.neaionia-magnesia.gr/ |
Nea Ionia (el|Νέα Ιωνία, meaning New Ionia) is a city and a former municipality in Magnesia, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Volos, of which it is a municipal unit.[1] It borders the city of Volos. The population at the 2021 census was 31,884 inhabitants. Its land area is 63.314 km².[2] The name "New Ionia" refers to refugees from western Anatolia that settled in the area after the Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922).