Magoula ( el, Μαγούλα) is a suburban town of Athens and former

community A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as place, norms, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given geographical area (e.g. a country, village, tow ...

(pop. 4,992 in 2011) of

West Attica West Attica ( el, Δυτική Αττική) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Attica. The regional unit covers the western part of the agglomeration of Athens, and the area to its west. Administration The region ...

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. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality

Elefsina Elefsina ( el, Ελευσίνα ''Elefsina''), or Eleusis (; Ancient Greek: ''Eleusis'') is a suburban city and municipality in the West Attica regional unit of Greece. It is situated about northwest from the centre of Athens and is part of i ...

, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 18.134 km². Magoula is located 2 km east of

Mandra Mandra ( el, Μάνδρα), is a town and former municipality in West Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Mandra-Eidyllia, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an a ...

, 5 km north of Elefsina and 21 km northwest of central

Athens Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...

. The municipal unit of Magoúla also includes the village of Néos Póntos (pop. 257). Magoula is served by a station on the

Athens Airport–Patras railway The railway from Athens Airport to Patras is a double-track railway, double-track, standard-gauge railway line in Greece that, when completed, will connect Athens International Airport with Patras, the country's third-largest city. One of the lar ...

. Motorway 6 runs southeast of the town.

Historical population

Gallery

File:Agios Dimitrios church in Magoula.jpg, Agios Dimitrios orthodox church in Magoula File:Traditional house in Magoula.jpg, Traditional house in Magoula

References

External links

GTP Travel Pages (Municipality)
(in English and Greek) {{Elefsina div Elefsina Populated places in West Attica