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Mouresi

Mouresi
Μουρέσι
Mouresi, Agia Triada church
Mouresi, Agia Triada church
Mouresi is located in Greece
Mouresi
Mouresi
Coordinates: 39°24′N 23°10′E / 39.400°N 23.167°E / 39.400; 23.167Coordinates: 39°24′N 23°10′E / 39.400°N 23.167°E / 39.400; 23.167
Country Greece
Administrative region Thessaly
Regional unit Magnesia
Municipality Zagora-Mouresi
 • Municipal unit 54.2 km2 (20.9 sq mi)
Highest elevation 800 m (2,600 ft)
Lowest elevation 0 m (0 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Municipal unit 2,475
 • Municipal unit density 46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Community
 • Population 548 (2011)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 370 12
Area code(s) 24230
Vehicle registration ΒΟ

Mouresi (Greek: Μουρέσι) is a village and a former municipality in Magnesia, Thessaly, Greece. It is situated in the northeastern part of the Pelion peninsula. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Zagora-Mouresi, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 54.214 km2. The seat of the municipality was in Tsagkarada. In 2011 the population of the village Mouresi was 485, that of the community Mouresi was 548, and of the municipal unit 2,475.

The municipal unit Mouresi is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):

The municipal unit Mouresi covers the northeastern part of the Pelion peninsula, and is situated on the eastern side of the Pelion mountains, on the Aegean Sea coast. The area is mountainous and densely forested. The largest village is Tsagkarada (population 525 in 2011). The village Mouresi lies at 310 m elevation, 1.5 km northwest of Tsagkarada, 2 km southeast of Agios Dimitrios and 7 km southeast of Zagora.


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