Editing Volos (section)

{{Short description|City in Thessaly, Greece}}
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{{redirect|Bolos|the suburb of ancient Byzantium|Bolos (Thrace)}}
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{{more citations needed|date=October 2011}}
{{Infobox Greek Dimos
| name = Volos
| name_local = Βόλος
|type = municipality
| image_map = 2011 Dimos Volou.png
| image_skyline = VOLOS-GREECE - panoramio (1).jpg
| caption_skyline = View to Volos' promenade and port
| city_flag =
| city_seal = Volos Siegel.png
| periph = [[Thessaly]]
| periphunit = [[Magnesia (regional unit)|Magnesia]]
| pop_municipality = 139,670
| area_municipality = 385.6
| pop_municunit = 123,587
| area_municunit = 108.6
| population_as_of = 2021
| elevation = 15
| coordinates = {{coord|39|22|N|22|56|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code = 38x xx
| area_code = 2421x
| licence = ΒΟx (ended), ΒΒx (current use)
| mayor = Achilleas Beos<ref name=mayor>[https://ekloges.ypes.gr/current/d/home/en/municipalities/9105/ Municipality of Volos, Municipal elections – October 2023], Ministry of Interior</ref>
| since =2014
| districts = 18
| website = [http://www.volos-city.gr www.volos-city.gr]
}}

'''Volos''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|v|ɒ|l|ɒ|s}}; {{langx|el|Βόλος}} {{IPA|el|ˈvolos|}}) is a coastal [[port]] [[city]] in [[Thessaly]] situated midway on the Greek mainland, about {{convert|330|km|0|abbr=off}} north of [[Athens]] and {{convert|220|km|0|abbr=off}} south of [[Thessaloniki]]. It is the capital of the [[Magnesia (regional unit)|Magnesia]] regional unit of the Thessaly Region. Volos is also the only outlet to the sea from Thessaly, the country's largest agricultural region. With a population of 85,803 (2021),<ref name=census21/> the city is an important industrial centre, and its port provides a bridge between Europe and Asia.

Volos is the newest of the Greek port cities, with a large proportion of modern buildings erected following catastrophic earthquakes in 1955. It includes the [[municipality|municipal units]] of Volos, [[Nea Ionia (Magnesia), Greece|Nea Ionia]] and [[Iolkos]], as well as smaller [[suburban]] communities. The economy of the city is based on manufacturing, trade, services and tourism. Home to the [[University of Thessaly]], the city also offers facilities for conferences, exhibitions and major sporting, cultural and scientific events. Volos participated in the [[2004 Olympic Games]], and the city has since played host to other athletic events, such as the [[European Athletic Championships]]. Volos hosted the 7th [[International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics]] from 27 July to 5 August 2013.<ref>http://www.ioaa2013.gr/ 7th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics official website</ref>