Statistics
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  -/km²
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
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
1981	2,016 -	-
1991	1,393	-623/30.90%	2,415

	North: Afetes
West: Pagasetic Gulf	Argalasti	East: Aegean Sea
	South: Sipiada

See also

• Communities of Magnesia