[a] The highest point nearby is 1,627 metres above sea level, 14.5 km southwest of Plagia.

[b] Around Plagia it is quite sparsely populated, with 38 inhabitants per square kilometre.

[6] The nearest major community is Axioupoli, 11.2 km south of Plagia.

In the surroundings around Plagia, mainly sparse and often low-growing subtropical forest grows.

The warmest month is July, when the average temperature is 28 °C, and the coldest is January, with 3 °C.