Cholargos

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Coordinates: 38°0′N 23°48′E

Cholargos (Χολαργός)
Coordinates	38°0′ N 23°48′ E
Country	Greece
Periphery	Attica
Prefecture	Athens
Population	33,915 (2006)
Elevation	210 m
Postal code	155 61, 155 62
Area code	210
Licence plate code	Z

Cholargos (Greek: Χολαργός) Latin/Older form: Cholargus is a suburb of Athens, Greece, located northeast of the city center and about 6 kilometers away from Syntagma square. It is accessed by Messogion Avenue in the west and is now accessed to Attiki Odos at number 6 north of the town hall.

The name of the suburb dates back to the ancient Athens, but the deme of Cholargos, which belonged to the tribe of Acamantis (Greek: Ακαμαντίδα φυλή) was near modern Kamatero (or Peristeri or Sepolia according to other researchers). The most prominent "Χολαργεύς" (citizen of Cholargos) was Pericles.

The suburb took its name from the disease that eventually caused Pericleus' death - Cholera.

[edit] Historical population

Year	Municipal population	Change	Density
1981	31,703	-	7,900.75/km²
1991	33,691	1,988/6.27%	8,422.75/km²

It was first given "community" status in 1933 and given "city" status in 1963.

[edit] External links

• Official city page

	North: Kifissia, Vrilissia
West: Psychiko	Cholargos	East: Agia Paraskevi and Chalandri
	South: Psychiko and Papagou?

[edit] See also

• List of municipalities of Attica

Municipalities and communities of the Athens Prefecture
Agia Paraskevi • Agia Varvara • Agioi Anargyroi • Agios Dimitrios • Aigaleo • Alimos • Amarousi • Argyroupoli • Athens • Chaidari • Chalandri • Cholargos • Dafni • Ellinikon • Filothei • Galatsi • Glyfada • Ilio • Ilioupoli • Irakleio • Kaisariani • Kallithea • Kamatero • Kifissia • Lykovrysi • Melissia • Metamorfosi • Moschato • Nea Chalkidona • Nea Erythraia • Nea Filadelfeia • Nea Ionia • Nea Smyrni • Neo Psychiko • Palaio Faliro • Papagou • Pefki • Peristeri • Petroupoli • Psychiko • Tavros • Vrilissia • Vyronas • Ymittos • Zografou
Ekali • Nea Penteli • Penteli