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Encyclopedia > Tavros
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Prefecture: Attica
Metropolitan Area: Athens
Location: 37°57′57″N, 23°41′24″E
Population: (2001)
 - Total
 - Density¹
 - Rank

 26,803

 -/km²
Elevation:
 -lowest:
 -centre:

about 10 m
15 m(centre)
around 50 m
Postal code: 177
Area/distance code: 11-30-210 (030-210)
-340 through 349
Municipal code: 0141
Car designation: Y (prev.)
Z pres.
3-letter abbreviation: TVR
Address of administration: Piraios and Eptalofou St.
Tavros 177 78

Tavros (Greek: Ταύρος, which means "bull"), is a suburb in the southwestern part of Athens, Greece. Athens is not far to the east and is 4 km from the town centre and 3 km from the boundary. It is also located 1 km from Konstantinopouleos Street, 6 km E of downtown Piraeus, about 4 km E of Kifissos Avenue/GR-1/E75 northbound and about 1 km N of Syngrou Avenue. 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... 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. ... A metropolis (in Greek metera = mother and polis = city/town) is a major city (in most cases with a population of at least one million), which is a significant economical and cultural center for some country or larger region, and usually an important hub for international connections and communications. ... Athens (Greek: Αθήνα, Athína (IPA: )) is the capital of Greece and one of the most famous cities in the world, named after goddess Athena. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Here are list of postal codes in Greece. ... This is an alphabetical list by town of dialing codes in Greece. ... Dialing code 210 is an area code used in the Athens-Piraeus and Eleusis areas. ... The National Statistical Service of Greece (NSSG) is a General Secretariat of the Greek Ministry of Economy and Finance with more than 1100 employees. ... The Greek car license plates are composed of three letters and four digits per plate (f. ... Athens (Greek: Αθήνα, Athína (IPA: )) is the capital of Greece and one of the most famous cities in the world, named after goddess Athena. ... Greece Interstate 1 is one of the longest highways in Greece. ... The E75 is part of the Trans European Road Network, which is a series of main roads in the European Union. ...


The area was made up of farmlands and some forests dominated the northern part of the area. The forests, filled with leafy trees including tall ones, are aligned with the SPAP railway linking Piraeus and Patras and Thessaloniki and within the main street, Piraios Street (GR-86), an old road linking downtown Athens and Piraeus. The area was of mixed farming which included pastures, vegetables and groves. Forests were to the east. In the 1900s and the 1920s, urban development replaced much of the farmlands. Today, much of the municipality is residential. The industrial area is to the north. View of Piraeus A night ferry about to leave the port of Piraeus for the Dodecanese Piraeus, or Peiraeus (Modern Greek: Πειραιάς Peiraiás or Pireás, Ancient Greek / Katharevousa: Πειραιεύς Pireéfs) is a city in the periphery of Attica, Greece, located south of Athens. ... Patras (minares) (Greek: Modern: Πάτρα, Ancient: Πάτραι, Pátrai, Latin: Patrae, -arum) is the third largest city of Greece, and the capital of the Achaea prefecture of Greece and of the Region of West Greece. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... // Events and Trends Technology First flight by the Wright brothers, December 17, 1903. ... The 1920s were a decade sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties, usually applied to America. ...


The area is mainly made up of urban areas with a few business areas mainly within Syngrou Avenue. The main streets are Piraios Street to the north, Konstantinopouleos Street with an interchange in the east and Syngrou Avenue south of the municipality.


Tavros has schools, lyceums, gymnasia, banks, post offices and squares (plateies). Plateia (πλατεία) is the Greek word for town square. ...

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Historical population

Year Municipal population Change Density
1981 16,514 - 8,257/km²
1991 15,456 -1,058/-6.4% 7,728/km²

1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

  • http://hellas.teipir.gr/Thesis/LekanopedioAttikhs/dytika%5Fproastia/TAYROS/ (Languages: Greek, English)
North: Aegaleo and Athens
West: Aghios Ioannis Rentis Tavros East: Athens
South: Kallithea and Moschato

Aegaleo (Greek Αιγάλεω Aigáleo, Latin Aegaleus), also Aigaleo and Egaleo, is a mountain in Greece. ... Athens (Greek: Αθήνα, Athína (IPA: )) is the capital of Greece and one of the most famous cities in the world, named after goddess Athena. ... Agios Ioannis Rentis, Agios Ioannis Rendis, Agios Ioannis Redis, Ayios Ioannis Rentis, Ayios Ioannis Rendis, Ayios Ioannis Redis, (Greek: Άγιος Ιωάννης Ρέντης, first part meaning Saint John), older forms Aghios Ioannis Rentis, Aghios Ioannis Rendis, is a suburb in the southwestern part of Athens, Greece. ... Athens (Greek: Αθήνα, Athína (IPA: )) is the capital of Greece and one of the most famous cities in the world, named after goddess Athena. ... Photo 1: Kallithea on the simulated view of Greater Athens from above. ... Moschato, Moshato or Moskhato (Greek, Modern: Μοσχάτο, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on meaning Old Faliro), older forms Moschaton, Moshaton and Moskhaton is a suburb in the south southern part of Athens, Greece. ...

See also:

Municipalities and communities of the Attica periphery
Municipalities of the Athens prefectural sect
Agia Varvara | Agia Paraskevi | Agioi Anargyroi | Agios Dimitrios | Athens | Aigaleo | Alimos | Amarousi | Argyroupoli | Chaidari | Chalandri | Cholargos | Dafni | Ellinikon | Filothei | Galatsi | Glyfada | Heraklio | Ilio | Ilioupoli | Kaisariani | Kallithea | Kamatero | Kifissia | Lykovryssi | Melissia | Metamorfosi | Moschato | Nea Chalkidona | Nea Erythraia | Nea Ionia | Nea Filadelfeia | Nea Smyrni | Neo Psychiko | Palaio Faliro | Papagou | Pefki | Peristeri | Petroupoli | Psychiko | Tavros | Vrilissia | Vyronas | Ymittos | Zografou
Communities of the Athens prefectural sect
Ekali | Nea Penteli | Penteli
Municipalities of East Attica
Acharnes | Agios Stefanos | Artemida | Avlona | Gerakas | Glyka Nera | Kalyvia Thorikou | Keratea | Kropia | Lavreotiki | Marathon | Markopoulo Mesogeias | Nea Makri | Paiania | Pallini | Rafina | Spata | Vari | Vouliagmeni | Voula
Communities of East Attica
Afidnes | Agios Konstantinos | Anavyssos | Anixi | Anthousa | Dionysos | Drosia | Grammatiko | Kalamos | Kapandriti | Kouvaras | Kryoneri | Malakasa | Markopoulo Oropou | Nea Palatia | Oropos | Palaia Fokaia | Pikermi | Polydendri | Rodopoli | Saronida | Skala Oropou | Stamata | Sykamino | Thrakomakedones | Varnava
Municipalities of the Piraeus prefectural sect
Aegina | Agios Ioannis Rentis | Ampelakia | Drapetsona | Hydra | Keratsini |Korydallos | Kythira | Methana | Nikaia | Perama | Piraeus | Poros | Salamina | Spetses | Troizina
Communities of the Piraeus prefectural sect
Agkistri | Antikythira
Municipalities of West Attica
Ano Liosia | Aspropyrgos | Eleusis | Erythres | Fyli | Mandra | Megara | Nea Peramos | Vilia | Zefyri
Communities of West Attica
Magoula | Oinoi


 

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