Agios Stefanos, Attica

Agios Stefanos
Άγιος Στέφανος
Agios Stefanos

Coordinates: 38°8′N 23°51′E / 38.133°N 23.850°E / 38.133; 23.850Coordinates: 38°8′N 23°51′E / 38.133°N 23.850°E / 38.133; 23.850
Country Greece
Administrative region Attica
Regional unit East Attica
Municipality Dionysos
 • Municipal unit 8.136 km2 (3.141 sq mi)
Elevation 350 m (1,150 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Municipal unit 10,015
 • Municipal unit density 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 145 xx
Area code(s) 210
Vehicle registration Z
Website www.agstefanos.gr

Agios Stefanos (Greek: Άγιος Στέφανος, meaning Saint Stephen) is a suburb in Athens, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Dionysos, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 8.136 km2.[3]

Geography

Agios Stefanos is situated in the hills in the northeastern part of the Athens conurbation, at about 350 m elevation. It lies east of the Parnitha mountains, northwest of the Penteliko Mountain, and 4 km southwest of the Marathon Reservoir. The source of the river Kifisos is near Agios Stefanos. It is 9 km west of Marathon and 21 km northeast of Athens city centre. Its built-up area is continuous with those of the neighbouring suburbs Anoixi and Stamata to the south.

Motorway 1 (Athens - Lamia - Thessaloniki) passes west of the town. Agios Stefanos has a railway station on the railway from Athens to Thessaloniki. Athens ERA-1 transmitter, the second tallest man-made structure of Greece, is situated north of Agios Stefanos.

Historical population

Year Town population Municipality population
1981 2,388 -
1991 5,243 5,333
2001 8,790 8,961
2011 9,892 10,015

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. ↑ Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
  3. ↑ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
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