Athens metropolitan area

Athens metropolitan area
Coordinates: 37°59′03″N 23°43′41″E / 37.98417°N 23.72806°E / 37.98417; 23.72806
Geographic regionCentral Greece
Administrative regionAttica
Area
 • Metro
2,929 km2 (1,131 sq mi)
Highest elevation
1,413 m (4,636 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Metro
3,638,281
 • Metro density1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Telephone21
Vehicle registrationYxx, Zxx, Ixx
Major airport(s)Athens International Airport

The Athens metropolitan area (Greek: Μητροπολιτική Περιοχή της Αθήνας) spans 2,928.717 km2 (1,131 sq mi) within the Attica region and consists of 58 municipalities plus areas of East Attica and West Attica, having reached a population of 3,638,281 according to the 2021 census.[2] Municipalities of Athens and Piraeus both serve as the two metropolitan centres of the Athens metropolitan area.[3]

According to the Hellenic Telecommunications and Post Commission, the Athens metropolitan area consists of all areas with a dialing code of 21 and includes areas such as Salamina, Elefsina, Kifissia, Mandra, Aspropyrgos, Pallini, Agios Stefanos, Dionysos, Koropi, Vari, Vouliagmeni, Voula, Dafni, Chalandri and the Athens International Airport.[4][5][6][7]

  1. ^ "Census 2021". Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός - ELSTAT". www.statistics.gr. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
  3. ^ "MASTER PLAN FOR ATHENS AND ATTICA 2021, pg 13, 24, 27, 33, 36, 89". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012.
  4. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20220124172526/https://www.eett.gr/opencms/export/sites/default/EETT/Electronic_Communications/Telecoms/Numbering/Doc_GR.pdf
  5. ^ "Κωδικοί τηλεφώνων ανά περιοχή στην Ελλάδα: Μάθετε τα πάντα". 25 January 2021. Archived from the original on 2023-01-02.
  6. ^ https://www.publicissue.gr/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/image1.jpg
  7. ^ https://www.ita.org.gr/el/images/meletes_ita/mhtropolitikh-athina.pdf

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