Agioi Anargyroi (Greek: Άγιοι Ανάργυροι) is a suburban town in the north-central part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. It takes its name from the "Holy Unmercenaries": saints who received no payment for their medical services. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Agioi Anargyroi-Kamatero, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.[2]
Agioi Anargyroi
Άγιοι Ανάργυροι | |
|---|---|
  Agioi Anargyroi Location within West Athens regional unit  | |
| Coordinates: 38°1.6′N 23°43.1′E / 38.0267°N 23.7183°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Attica |
| Regional unit | West Athens |
| Municipality | Agioi Anargyroi-Kamatero |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 3.200 km2 (1.236 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 32,283 |
| • Municipal unit density | 10,000/km2 (26,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 135 xx |
| Area code(s) | 210 |
| Vehicle registration | IB |
| Website | www.agan.gov.gr |
Geography
editAgioi Anargyroi is located 5 km (3 mi) north of Athens city centre. The municipal unit has an area of 3.200 km2.[3] Its built-up area is continuous with that of municipality of Athens and the neighbouring suburbs Peristeri, Ilion, Kamatero, Acharnes, Nea Filadelfeia and Nea Chalkidona. The A1 motorway (Athens–Thessaloniki–Evzonoi) passes east of the town. Agioi Anargyroi has a station on the Athens–Thessaloniki railway. The old metric Piraeus–Patras railway passes through the town as well.
Historical population
edit| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1971 | 26,094 |
| 1981 | 30,320 |
| 1991 | 30,739 |
| 2001 | 32,957 |
| 2011 | 34,168 |
| 2021 | 32,283 |
International relations
editAgioi Anargyroi is twinned with:
References
edit- ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Opole Official Website - Twin Towns".
(in English and Polish) © 2007-2009 Urząd Miasta Opola. Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
External links
edit- Municipality of Agioi Anargyroi (in Greek)
- Information on Agioi Anargyroi (in Greek)