Central Athens ( el, Κεντρικός Τομέας Αθηνών) is one of the
regional units of Greece
The 74 regional units of Greece ( el, περιφερειακές ενότητες, ; sing. , ) are the country's Seventy-four second-level Administrative divisions of Greece, administrative units. They are divisions of the country's 13 Modern reg ...
. It is part of the
region
In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics ( physical geography), human impact characteristics ( human geography), and the interaction of humanity an ...
of
Attica
Attica ( el, Αττική, Ancient Greek ''Attikḗ'' or , or ), or the Attic Peninsula, is a historical region that encompasses the city of Athens, the capital of Greece and its countryside. It is a peninsula projecting into the Aegean S ...
. The regional unit covers the central part of the agglomeration of
Greater Athens.
Administration
As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the regional unit Central Athens was created out of part of the former
Athens Prefecture
The Athens Prefecture ( el, Νομαρχία Αθηνών, translit=Nomarkhía Athinón) was one of the prefectures of Greece. It was part of the Attica region and the Athens-Piraeus super-prefecture. The capital of the prefecture was the city ...
. It is subdivided into 8 municipalities. These are (number as in the map in the infobox):
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Municipality of Athens (''Dimos Athinas'', 1)
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Dafni-Ymittos
Dafni-Ymittos ( el, Δάφνη-Υμηττός) is a municipality in the Central Athens regional unit, Attica, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Dafni. The municipality has an area of 2.350 km2.
Municipality
The municipality Dafni ...
(13)
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Filadelfeia-Chalkidona
Filadelfeia-Chalkidona ( el, Φιλαδέλφεια-Χαλκηδόνα) is a municipality in the Central Athens regional unit, Attica, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Nea Filadelfeia. The municipality has an area of 3.650 km2.
Mu ...
(32)
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Galatsi
Galatsi ( el, Γαλάτσι, ''Galátsi'' ), called in Katharevousa Galatsion ( el, Γαλάτσιον, ''Galátsion''), is a northern suburb of Athens, Greece, and a municipality of the Attica (region), Attica region. The municipality has an a ...
(11)
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Ilioupoli
Ilioupoli ( el, Ηλιούπολη, " Sun City") is a suburban municipality belongs to Central Athens regional unit and located in the central-southern part of the Athens. Its name is the modern form of the ancient name of Heliopolis in E ...
(16)
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Kaisariani (19)
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Vyronas
Vyronas ( el, Βύρωνας) is a suburban town and a municipality in the southeastern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. The town is named after George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, the famous English poet and writer, who is a national ...
(10)
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Zografou
Zografou ( el, Ζωγράφου) is a suburb of approximately 71,000 in the eastern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. It was named after the Greek politician Ioannis Zografos. To the east of Zografou lies mount Hymettus. The area, being ...
(15)
See also
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List of settlements in Attica
This is a list of settlements in the region of Attica, Greece.
Mainland Attica
* Acharnes
* Afidnes
* Agia Paraskevi
* Agia Varvara
* Agioi Anargyroi
* Agios Dimitrios
* Agios Ioannis Rentis
* Agios Konstantinos
* Agios Stefanos
* Aigaleo
* Al ...
References
Regional units of Attica
2011 establishments in Greece
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