Nea Smyrni
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Nea Smyrni (Greek: Νέα Σμύρνη, Néa Smýrni, "New Smyrna") is a municipality and a town in South Athens, Greece. At the 2021 census, it had 72,853 inhabitants.[2] It was named after the former Greek city Smyrna (today's İzmir in Turkey), whence many refugees arrived and settled in the Nea Smyrni area following the 1922 catastrophe of Asia Minor and the Great fire of Smyrna, as a result of the Greco-Turkish war.
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Nea Smyrni
Νέα Σμύρνη | |
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Coordinates: 37°57′N 23°43′E | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | Attica |
Regional unit | South Athens |
Government | |
• Mayor | Georgios Koutelakis[1] (since 2023) |
Area | |
• Municipality | 3.524 km2 (1.361 sq mi) |
Elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
Population (2021)[2] | |
• Municipality | 72,853 |
• Density | 21,000/km2 (54,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 171 xx |
Area code(s) | 210 |
Vehicle registration | Z |
Website | http://www.neasmyrni.gr/ |
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