Cholargos

Cholargos (Greek: Χολαργός, also: Holargos) is a suburb of Athens, Greece, located northeast of the city center and about 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) away from Syntagma Square. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Papagou-Cholargos, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 3.950 km2.[3] The main thoroughfare is Mesogeion Avenue, which connects Cholargos with central Athens and the northern beltway Motorway 6.

Cholargos
Χολαργός
Cholargos
Location within Athens
Coordinates: 38°0′N 23°48′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionAttica
Regional unitNorth Athens
MunicipalityPapagou-Cholargos
Districts1
  Municipal unit3.950 km2 (1.525 sq mi)
Elevation
202 m (663 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Municipal unit
30,840
  Municipal unit density7,800/km2 (20,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
155 61, 155 62
Area code(s)210 65
Vehicle registrationI, Y, Z

Cholargos was the name of a deme of ancient Attica. The most prominent citizen of ancient Cholargos was Pericles. Cholargos was part of the community of Chalandri until 1933, when it became a separate community. It became a municipality in 1963.[4]

International relations

Cholargos is twinned with Aveiro, Portugal.

Historical population

YearPopulation
198131,703
199133,691
200132,166
201130,840

Government and infrastructure

The headquarters of the Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport and Networks are in Cholargos.[5]

See also

References

  1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
  4. "EETAA local government changes". Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  5. "Contact." Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport and Networks. Retrieved on 16 January 2013. "Addr 2, Anastaseos Str and Tsigante, Postal Code 101 91, Cholargos (next to metro station "Ethniki Amina")" - Address in Greek: "Διεύθυνση Αναστάσεως 2 και Τσιγάντε, Τ.Κ 101 91, Παπάγου (δίπλα στη στάση του μετρό "Εθνική Άμυνα")"
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