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Athens
Αθήνα
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| Nicknames:
τὸ κλεινὸν ἄστυ (
tò kleinòn ásty, "the glorious city")
τὸ ἰοστεφὲς ἄστυ ( tò iostephès ásty, "the violet-crowned city") The City of Wisdom [1] City of Reason [2] |
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Athens
Location within Greece
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Athens
Location within Europe
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| Coordinates: 37°59′03″N 23°43′41″E / 37.98417°N 23.72806°E / 37.98417; 23.72806 | |
| Country |  Greece |
| Geographic region | Central Greece |
| Administrative region | Attica |
| Regional unit | Central Athens |
| Named after | Athena |
| Districts | 7 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council government |
| • Mayor | Haris Doukas[3] (PASOK) |
| Area | |
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• Capital city and municipality
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38.964 km2 (15.044 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 412 km2 (159 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,928.717 km2 (1,130.784 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 338 m (1,109 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 70.1 m (230.0 ft) |
| Population
(2021)
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• Capital city and municipality
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643,452 |
| • Rank | 1st urban, 1st metro in Greece |
| • Urban | 3,059,764 |
| • Urban density | 7,400/km2 (19,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 3,638,281 |
| • Metro density | 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Athenian |
| GDP | |
| • Metro | €109.654 billion (2023) |
| • Per capita | €29,000 (2023) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal codes |
10x xx, 11x xx, 120 xx
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| Telephone | 21 |
| Vehicle registration | Yxx, Zxx, Ixx |
| Patron saint | Dionysius the Areopagite (3 October) |
| Major airport(s) | Athens International Airport |
| Website | cityofathens.gr |
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Athens
Αθήνα
(Greek)
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Flag
Seal
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| Nicknames:
τὸ κλεινὸν ἄστυ (
tò kleinòn ásty, "the glorious city")
τὸ ἰοστεφὲς ἄστυ ( tò iostephès ásty, "the violet-crowned city") The City of Wisdom [1] City of Reason [2] |
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Athens
Location within Greece
Show map of Greece
Athens
Location within Europe
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| Coordinates: 37°59′03″N 23°43′41″E / 37.98417°N 23.72806°E / 37.98417; 23.72806 | |
| Country | Greece |
| Geographic region | Central Greece |
| Administrative region | Attica |
| Regional unit | Central Athens |
| Named after | Athena |
| Districts | 7 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council government |
| • Mayor | Haris Doukas[3] (PASOK) |
| Area | |
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• Capital city and municipality
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38.964 km2 (15.044 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 412 km2 (159 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,928.717 km2 (1,130.784 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 338 m (1,109 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 70.1 m (230.0 ft) |
| Population
(2021)
[4]
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• Capital city and municipality
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643,452 |
| • Rank | 1st urban, 1st metro in Greece |
| • Urban | 3,059,764 |
| • Urban density | 7,400/km2 (19,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 3,638,281 |
| • Metro density | 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Athenian |
| GDP | |
| • Metro | €109.654 billion (2023) |
| • Per capita | €29,000 (2023) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal codes |
10x xx, 11x xx, 120 xx
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| Telephone | 21 |
| Vehicle registration | Yxx, Zxx, Ixx |
| Patron saint | Dionysius the Areopagite (3 October) |
| Major airport(s) | Athens International Airport |
| Website | cityofathens.gr |
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