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Encyclopedia > East Attica
East Attica Prefecture
Νομός Ανατολικής Αττικής
Periphery Attica
Capital Pallini
Population 403,918 (2001)Ranked 4th
Area 1,615 km² Ranked 41st
Population density 250/km²Ranked 4th
Number of municipalities 20
Number of communities 26
Postal codes 1xx xx
Area codes 210, 229x0
ISO 3166-2 code GR-A2

East Attica is one of the prefectures of Greece. It is part of the periphery of Attica. The capital of the prefecture is the town of Pallini, and the prefecture covers the eastern part of the agglomeration of Athens, and also the rural area to its east. The peripheries (περιφέρειες) are the subnational divisions of Greece. ... Attica (in Greek: Αττική, Attike; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is a periphery (subdivision) in Greece, containing Athens, the capital of Greece. ... Pallini or Palini (Greek: Παλλήνη), ancient form and Latin: Pallene, is a suburb in the northeastern part of Athens, Greece. ... This is a list of the prefectures of Greece, in order of descending population (in 2005). ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Following is a list of Greek prefectures ordered by population density. ... Communities and municipalities of Greece are one of several levels of government within the organizational structure of that country. ... Communities and municipalities of Greece are one of several levels of government within the organizational structure of that country. ... Here are list of postal codes in Greece. ... This is a list of dialing codes in Greece. ... Greece consists of 13 administrative regions known as Peripheries of Greece, which are further subdivided into 51 prefectures (nomoi, singular - nomos, Greek: νομοί, νομός)): See also List of the prefectures of Greece by area List of the prefectures of Greece by population density List of the prefectures of Greece by population External... The peripheries (περιφέρειες) are the subnational divisions of Greece. ... Attica (in Greek: Αττική, Attike; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is a periphery (subdivision) in Greece, containing Athens, the capital of Greece. ... Pallini or Palini (Greek: Παλλήνη), ancient form and Latin: Pallene, is a suburb in the northeastern part of Athens, Greece. ...


Municipalities and communities

Municipality Greek name Seat (if different) YPES code
Acharnes Αχαρνές 0309
Agios Stefanos Άγιος Στέφανος 0302
Artemis (Loutsa) Άρτεμις (Λούτσα) 0306
Avlona Αυλώνα 0307
Gerakas Γέρακας 0314
Glyka Nera Γλυκά Νερά 0315
Kalyvia Thorikou Καλύβια Θορικού 0321
Keratea Κερατέα 0323
Kropia Κρωπία Koropi 0326
Lavreotiki Laurium 0327
Marathon Μαραθώνας 0329
Markopoulo Mesogaias Μαρκόπουλο Μεσογαίας 0330
Nea Makri Νέα Μάκρη 0332
Paiania Παιανία 0334
Pallini Παλλήνη 0336
Rafina Ραφήνα 0339
Spata Σπάτα 0343
Vari Βάρη 0310
Voula Βούλα 0312
Vouliagmeni Βουλιαγμένη 0313
Community Greek name Seat (if different) YPES code
Agios Konstantinos Άγιος Κωνσταντίνος 0301
Afidnes Αφίδνες 0308
Anavyssos Ανάβυσσος 0303
Anoixi Άνοιξη 0305
Anthousa Ανθούσα 0304
Dionysos Διόνυσος 0317
Drosia Δροσιά 0318
Grammatiko Γραμματικό 0316
Kalamos 0320
Kapandriti 0322
Kouvaras 0324
Kryoneri 0325
Malakasa 0328
Markopoulo Oropou Μαρκόπουλο Ωρωπού 0331
Nea Palatia 0333
Oropos 0346
Palaia Fokaia 0335
Pikermi 0337
Polydendri 0338
Rodopoli Ροδόπολη 0340
Saronida 0341
Skala Oropou 0342
Stamata 0344
Sykamino Συκάμινο 0345
Thrakomakedones Θρακομακεδόνες 0319
Varnava 0311

See also: List of settlements in Attica Acharnes, commonly Acharnai or Acharne (or Akharnes, Akharne, Akharnai, Aharnes, Aharnai, Aharne, Greek:, Ancient/Katharevousa and official name: Αχάρναι, Modern and older spelling: Αχάρνες) is a suburb of Athens also known as Menidi (Μενί&#948... Agios Stefanos (Greek: meaning Saint Stephen) is a rather exclusive suburb in Attica, Greece -- just about 23 km north of Athens. ... Artemis, Artemida (Greek, Modern: Αρτεμίδα, Ancient/Katharevousa: -str) or Loutsa (Greek: Λούτσα) is a suburban town in east Attica, approximately 25 km east of Athens, S of Rafina, NE of the Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport, E of the Attiki Odos (numbers 6 and 65) and N of Lavrio. ... Avlona, Greece Avlona is a city in Greece found north of Olymbos and between Mt. ... Gerakas (Greek: Γέρακας), is a suburb in the northern part of Athens, Greece. ... Glyka Nera or Glika Nera (Greek: Γλυκά Νερά meaning sweet water), is a suburb in the northeastern part of Athens, Greece. ... Kalyvia Thorikou or Kalivia Thorikou (Greek: Καλύβια Θορικού) to avoid confusion with Kalyvia several kilometres southwest by the shoreline is a municipality and a suburban town in southeastern Attica, approximately 35 km SE of Athens, S of Rafina, S of the Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport, ESE of the Attiki Odos (numbers 6... Keratea (Greek: Κερατέα) is a municipality of the Greek prefecture of Attica. ... Koropi is also a village in the prefecture of Magnesia, see Koropi (Magnesia), Greece Koropi (Greek, Modern: Κορωπί, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on), is a suburb in the eastern part of Athens, Greece. ... Koropi is also a village in the prefecture of Magnesia, see Koropi (Magnesia), Greece Koropi (Greek, Modern: Κορωπί, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on), is a suburb in the eastern part of Athens, Greece. ... Lavreotiki is a municipality of the Greek prefecture of East Attica. ... Laurium or Laurion (Λαύριον, Thoricum before early 1000s BC, Ergastiri throughout the medieval times and the mid to late 1000s, Ergastiri is Greek for Workplace) is a town in southeastern part of Attica, Greece and is one of the southernmost and the seat of... Marathon (Demotic Greek: Μαραθώνας, Marathónas; Attic/ Katharevousa: Μαραθών, Marathón) is a town in Greece, the site of the battle of Marathon in 490 BC, in which the Athenian army defeated the Persians. ... Markopoulo, municipally Markopoulo Mesogeias to avoid confusion with Markopoulo Oropou in Oropos (Greek, Modern: Μαρκόπουλον, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on, municipal form: Μαρκόπουλο Μεσογειας) older form: Markopoulon is a suburban town in southeastern Attica in the Mesogeian plain north of the mountains, approximately 30 km SE of Athens, S of Rafina, S of the Eleftherios... Nea Makri (Greek: Νέα Μάκρη), also Nea Makris is a town located in the northeastern part of Attica and the peninsula. ... Paiania (Greek: Παιανία), also sometimes called Paeania or Peania, is a town in Greece east of Mount Hymettus and Athens and is a suburb of Athens. ... Pallini or Palini (Greek: Παλλήνη), ancient form and Latin: Pallene, is a suburb in the northeastern part of Athens, Greece. ... Rafina (Greek: Ραφήνα) is a town located on the eastern coast of Attica in Greece. ... Spata (Greek: Σπάτα), is an urb in the eastern part of Athens, Greece. ... Vari (or Várê, Greek: Βάρη) is a suburban community in the southwestern part of the Mesogeia plain and the southeast shoulder of the Hymettus mountain, another mountain dominates to the southeast. ... Voula (Greek: Βούλα, translating to something like a spot) is an exclusive municipality and a suburban town in southern Attica and is the second southernmost municipality in the Megalo Daktylo (Large Fingernail), approximately 17 km S of Athens, Greece, SW of the Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport and the Attiki Odos (numbers... Vouliagmeni (Greek: Βουλιαγμένη, meaning sunken) is an exclusive municipality 20 km south of Athens. ... Agios Konstantinos is a community of the Greek prefecture of Attica. ... Afidnes (Greek, Modern: Αφίδνες, Ancient/Katharevoussa: Αφίδναι), older forms: Afidnai, Afidne, Latin: Aphidnae, sometimes incorrectly as Aphidna or Afidna is a suburb in Attica, Greece just about 28 km north of Athens. ... Anavyssos, also Anavissos, Anavysos, Anavisos (Greek: Ανάβυσσος, until the 1990s, Anavissos) is a suburban Athens town in southern Attica, and NW of Sunion. ... Anoixi or Anoixi (Greek: Άνοιξη meaning cool, dew) is a rather exclusive suburb in Attica, Greece -- just about 23 km north of Athens. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Dionysos (also sometimes spelled Dionyssos or Dionissos; Greek: Διόνυσος) is a residential suburb in northeastern Attica, Greece — just about 23 km northeast of Athens. ... Drosia or Drossia (Greek: Δροσιά meaning cool, dew) is a rather exclusive suburb in Attica, Greece -- just about 22 km north of Athens. ... Grammatiko (Greek: Γραμματικό), other forms: Gramatiko, Grammatikon or Gramatikon is a Greek village in east Attica, approximately 40 km (25 miles) northeast of Athens, and north of Marathon and Nea Makri. ... Kalamos is a Greek word meaning reed, from which comes stories of the Greek mythological figure Kalamos, the son of Maiandros (aka Meander), god of the Meander River. ... Kapandriti (Greek, Modern: Καπανδρίτι, Ancient/Katharevousa: Kapandrition/Καπανδρίτιον) is a town near Marathon in the north of Attica in Greece. ... Kouvaras is a community of the Greek prefecture of Attica. ... Kryoneri (Greek, Modern: Κρυονέρι, Ancient/Katharevousa -on, meaning cold water in Modern Greek) is a community of the Greek prefecture of Attica. ... Malakasa is a community of the Greek prefecture of Attica. ... Markopoulo Oropou (Greek: Μαρκόπουλο Ωρωπού) is a community of the Greek prefecture of Attica. ... Nea Palatia is a community of the Greek prefecture of Attica. ... Oropos, or Oropus is a Greek seaport, on the Euripus in Attica, opposite Eretria. ... Palaia Fokaia (Greek: Πάλαια Φώκαια meaning Old Phocaea), also Palea Fokea is a community and a suburban town in southeastern Attica. ... Pikermi is a community of the Greek prefecture of Attica. ... Polydendri is a community of the Greek prefecture of Attica. ... There is also Rodopoli in the Serres prefecture, see Rodopoli (Serres), Greece Rodopoli (Greek: Ροδόπολη, meaning Town of Roses), older form Bala is a rather exclusive suburb in Attica, Greece -- just about 22 km north of Athens. ... Saronida (Greek, Ancient: Σαρωνίς, Modern: Σαρωνίδα, older form: Saronis) is a village and a community in Attica, Greece, 45 km from Athens city center on the 4-land Athens Sounion Road (GR-91. ... Coordinates 38°19′ N 23°48′ E Country Greece Periphery Attica Prefecture East Attica Population 3,775 source (2001) Elevation 8 m Postal code 190 15 Area code 22950 Licence plate code ZB-ZY Skala Oropou (Greek: Σκάλα Ωρωπού) is a community of Attica in Greece, it is also a suburb of... Stamata is a community of the Greek prefecture of Attica. ... Sykamino or Sikamino (Greek: Συκάμινο meaning sycamore or mulberry), older forms: Sikamino and Sikaminon is a community of the Greek prefecture of Attica, it is also a suburb of Athens. ... Thrakomakedones (Greek: Θρακομακεδόνες from Thrace and Macedonia), is a suburb in the northern part of Athens, Greece. ... Varnava (Greek, Modern: Βαρνάβα, Ancient/Katharevousa: Βαρνάβας), also Varnavas is a community of the Greek prefecture of Attica. ... This is a list of settlements in the periphery of Attica, Greece. ...


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Attica - Phantis (1372 words)
Attica (in Greek: Αττική, Attikí) is a periphery (subdivision) in Greece, containing Athens, the capital of Greece.
According to Plato, Attica ancient boundaries were fixed by the Isthmus, and that in the direction of the continent they extended as far as the heights of Cithaeron and Parnes.
The process of how Attica was united by Athens is not entirely clear, but it concluded at some point in the first half of the 7th century BC when Eleusis and the surrounding plains were joined to the Athenian state, and its inhabitants became citizens.
Attica - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1433 words)
The Cephisus River is the longest river, and Parnetha or Parnitha is the tallest mountain in Attica.
According to Plato, Attica ancient boundaries were fixed by the Isthmus, and that in the direction of the continent they extended as far as the heights of Cithaeron and Parnes.
The process of how Attica was united by Athens is not entirely clear, but it concluded at some point in the first half of the 7th century BC when Eleusis and the surrounding plains were joined to the Athenian state, and its inhabitants became citizens.
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