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Acharnes
Municipality in Greece / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Acharnes (Greek: Αχαρνές, pronounced [axarˈnes], before 1915: Μενίδι Menidi,[3] pronounced [meˈniði]) is a suburb and a municipality in Athens, Greece, in the East Attica regional unit. With 108,169 inhabitants (2021 census), it is the ninth most populous municipality in Greece. It is part of the Athens urban area.
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Acharnes
Αχαρνές | |
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![]() View to Mount Parnitha in Acharnes | |
Coordinates: 38°5′N 23°44′E | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | Attica |
Regional unit | East Attica |
Government | |
• Mayor | Spyros Vrettos[1] (since 2019) |
Area | |
• Municipality | 149.96 km2 (57.90 sq mi) |
• Municipal unit | 146.41 km2 (56.53 sq mi) |
Elevation | 186 m (610 ft) |
Population (2021)[2] | |
• Municipality | 108,169 |
• Density | 720/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
• Municipal unit | 100,857 |
• Municipal unit density | 690/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 136 xx |
Area code(s) | 210 |
Vehicle registration | Z |
Website | www.acharnes.gr |
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