Megara

Megara Μέγαρα
Municipality
Megara Location within the region
Coordinates: 37°59′47″N 23°20′40″E / 37.99639°N 23.34444°E / 37.99639; 23.34444
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Attica
Regional unit	West Attica
Government
• Mayor	Panagiotis Margetis[1] (since 2023)
Area
• Municipality	330.1 km2 (127.5 sq mi)
• Municipal unit	322.2 km2 (124.4 sq mi)
Elevation	4 m (13 ft)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Municipality	38,033
• Density	120/km2 (300/sq mi)
• Municipal unit	30,773
• Municipal unit density	96/km2 (250/sq mi)
• Community	29,122
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	191 00
Area code(s)	22960
Website	www.megara.gr

Megara (/ˈmɛɡərə/; Greek: Μέγαρα, pronounced [ˈmeɣaɾa]) is a historic town and a municipality in West Attica, Greece. It lies in the northern section of the Isthmus of Corinth opposite the island of Salamis, which belonged to Megara in archaic times, before being taken by Athens.^[3][4] Megara was one of the four districts of Attica, embodied in the four mythic sons of King Pandion II, of whom Nisos was the ruler of Megara. Megara was also a trade port, its people using their ships and wealth as a way to gain leverage on armies of neighboring poleis. Megara specialized in the exportation of wool and other animal products including livestock such as horses. It possessed two harbors, Pagae to the west on the Corinthian Gulf, and Nisaea to the east on the Saronic Gulf of the Aegean Sea.