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Piraeus (regional unit)
Regional unit in Greece / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Piraeus (/paɪˈriːəs, pɪˈreɪəs/ py-REE-əs, pirr-AY-əs; Greek: Περιφερειακή ενότητα Πειραιώς, romanized: Perifereiakí enótita Peiraiós), also sometimes called Greater Piraeus[2] (as distinct from the City of Piraeus; Ευρύτερος Πειραιάς Evrýteros Peiraiás), is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Attica. The regional unit covers the west-central part of the Athens urban area (or agglomeration).
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Piraeus
Περιφερειακή ενότητα Πειραιώς | |
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![]() Municipalities of Piraeus | |
Coordinates: 37°58′N 23°38′E | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | Attica |
Seat | Piraeus |
Area | |
• Total | 50.4 km2 (19.5 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 448,051 |
• Density | 8,900/km2 (23,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Area code(s) | 210 |
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