Athens

Athens Αθήνα Athīna
Frae upper left: the Acropolis, the Hellenic Parliament, the Zappeion, the Acropolis Museum, Monastiraki Square, Athens view towards the sea.
Athens Location within the region
Coordinates: 37°58′N 23°43′E / 37.967°N 23.717°E / 37.967; 23.717Coordinates: 37°58′N 23°43′E / 37.967°N 23.717°E / 37.967; 23.717
Kintra	Greece
Admeenistrative region	Attica
Regional unit	Central Athens
Destricts	7
Govrenment
• Mayor	Giorgos Kaminis (Independent; syne 29 December 2010)
Area
• Urban	412 km2 (159 sq mi)
• Metro	2928.717 km2 (1,130.784 sq mi)
• Municipality	38.964 km2 (15.044 sq mi)
Highest elevation	338 m (1,109 ft)
Lowest elevation	70 m (230 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Urban	3,074,160
• Urban density	7,500/km2 (19,000/sq mi)
• Metro	3,737,550
• Metro density	1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
• Municipality	655780
• Municipality density	17,000/km2 (44,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Athenian
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	10x xx, 11x xx, 120 xx
Aurie code(s)	21
Vehicle registration	Yxx, Zxx, Ixx (excluding ZAx and INx)
Website	www.cityofathens.gr

Athens (/ˈæθᵻnz/;^[2] Greek: Αθήνα, Athína, [aˈθina]; Ancient Greek: Ἀθῆναι, Athēnai) is the caipital an lairgest ceity o Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region an is ane o the warld's auldest ceities, wi its recordit history spannin aroond 3,400 year. Classical Athens, as a landlockit location wis a pouerful ceity-state that emergit in conjunction wi the seagoin development o the port o Piraeus. A centre for the airts, learnin an filosofie, hame o Plato's Academy an Aristotle's Lyceum,^[3][4] it is widely referred tae as the cradle o Wastren ceevilization an the birthplace o democracy,^[5][6] lairgely due tae the impact o its cultural an poleetical achievements durin the 5t an 4t centuries BC in later centuries on the rest o the then kent European continent.^[7] The day a cosmopolitan metropolis, modren Athens is central tae economic, feenancial, industrial, poleetical an cultural life in Greece. In 2008, Athens wis rankit the warld's 32nt richest ceity bi purchasin pouer^[8] an the 25t maist expensive^[9] in a UBS study. The ceity is namit in honour o Athena.

1. ↑ ^{a b} "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
2. ↑ Wells, John C. (1990). Longman pronunciation dictionary. Harlow, England: Longman. p. 48. ISBN 0-582-05383-8. entry "Athens"
3. ↑ "Contents and Principles of the Programme of Unification of the Archaeological Sites of Athens". www.yppo.gr. Hellenic Ministry of Culture. Archived frae the original on 21 August 2016.
4. ↑ CNN & Associated Press (16 Januar 1997). "Greece uncovers 'holy grail' of Greek archeology". CNN. Archived frae the original on 6 December 2007. Retrieved 28 Mairch 2007.
5. ↑ "Athens". Retrieved 31 December 2008. Ancient Greek Athenai, historic city and capital of Greece. Many of classical civilization’s intellectual and artistic ideas originated there, and the city is generally considered to be the birthplace of Western civilization
6. ↑ BBC History on Greek Democracy – Accessed on 26 January 2007
7. ↑ Encarta Ancient Greecefrom the Internet Archive– Retrieved on 28 February 2012. 31 October 2009.
8. ↑ "The most expensive and richest cities in the world". City Mayors. 2008. Archived frae the original on 6 Mey 2008. Retrieved 12 Mey 2008.
9. ↑ "The lives of expatriates in the world's most expensive cities". City Mayors. 2008. Archived frae the original on 24 December 2008. Retrieved 26 December 2008.