List of cities in Greece
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This is a list of cities in Greece with more than 20,000 inhabitants . The population figures do not include suburbs or adjacent municipalities ; thus, in larger cities, they encompass only the central districts rather than the wider metropolitan area. The names of Athens or Thessaloniki suburbs are italicized. Municipalities that belong to the agglomeration/conurbation of Athens are noted with ¹. Municipalities that belong to the agglomeration/conurbation of Thessaloniki are indicated with ².
Cities in Greece | |||||
Rank | City | Population | Periphery | ||
Census 1991 | Census 2001 | Calculation 2005 | |||
1 | Athens¹ | 772,072 | 745,514 | 729,137 | Attica |
2 | Thessaloniki² | 383,967 | 363,987 | 354,290 | Central Macedonia |
3 | Piraeus¹ | 182,671 | 175,697 | 172,429 | Attica |
4 | Patras | 152,570 | 160,400 | 163,360 | West Greece |
5 | Peristeri¹ | 137,288 | 137,918 | 137,659 | Attica |
6 | Heraklion | 115,270 | 130,914 | 137,154 | Crete |
7 | Larissa | 112,777 | 124,394 | 128,758 | Thessaly |
8 | Kallithea¹ | 114,233 | 109,609 | 107,767 | Attica |
9 | Nikaia¹ | 87,597 | 93,086 | 94,608 | Attica |
10 | Kalamaria² | 80,698 | 87,255 | 91,617 | Central Macedonia |
11 | Volos | 77,192 | 82,439 | 84,425 | Thessaly |
12 | Ilio¹ | 78,326 | 80,859 | 81,647 | Attica |
13 | Glyfada¹ | 63,306 | 80,409 | 88,495 | Attica |
14 | Zografou¹ | 80,492 | 76,115 | 74,390 | Attica |
15 | Keratsini¹ | 71,982 | 76,102 | 77,222 | Attica |
16 | Ilioupoli¹ | 75,037 | 75,904 | 76,360 | Attica |
17 | Acharnes¹ | 61,052 | 75,329 | 82,376 | Attica |
18 | Aigaleo¹ | 78,563 | 74,046 | 72,320 | Attica |
19 | Nea Smyrni¹ | 69,749 | 73,986 | 75,421 | Attica |
20 | Chalandri¹ | 66,285 | 71,684 | 74,211 | Attica |
21 | Marousi¹ | 64,092 | 69,470 | 72,310 | Attica |
22 | Korydallos¹ | 63,184 | 67,456 | 68,894 | Attica |
23 | Nea Ionia¹ | 60,635 | 66,017 | 67,835 | Attica |
24 | Agios Dimitrios¹ | 57,574 | 65,173 | 68,154 | Attica |
25 | Palaio Faliro¹ | 61,371 | 64,759 | 66 292 | Attica |
26 | Ioannina | 56,699 | 61,629 | 64,012 | Epirus |
27 | Vyronas¹ | 58,523 | 61,102 | 61,888 | Attica |
28 | Kavala | 56,571 | 58,663 | 59,240 | East Macedonia and Thrace |
29 | Galatsi¹ | 57,230 | 58,042 | 58,625 | Attica |
30 | Agia Paraskevi¹ | 47,463 | 56,836 | 60,662 | Attica |
31 | Serres | 50,017 | 54,266 | 55,886 | Central Macedonia |
32 | Chalcis | 51,646 | 53,584 | 54,558 | Central Greece |
33 | Chania | 50,077 | 53,373 | 54,565 | Crete |
34 | Evosmos² | 28,821 | 52,624 | 63,111 | Central Macedonia |
35 | Rhodes | 42,400 | 52,318 | 56,128 | South Aegean |
36 | Katerini | 43,613 | 50,510 | 53,293 | Central Macedonia |
37 | Kalamata | 43,625 | 49,154 | 51,108 | Peloponnese |
38 | Alexandroupoli | 37,904 | 48,885 | 52,979 | East Macedonia and Thrace |
39 | Trikala | 45,835 | 48,686 | 49,809 | Thessaly |
40 | Petroupoli¹ | 38,278 | 48,327 | 52,609 | Attica |
41 | Lamia | 44,084 | 46,406 | 47,246 | Central Greece |
42 | Neo Irakleio¹ | 42,905 | 45,926 | 47,006 | Attica |
43 | Chaidari¹ | 44,831 | 45,227 | 45,277 | Attica |
44 | Xanthi | 37,430 | 45,111 | 48,221 | East Macedonia and Thrace |
45 | Kifisia¹ | 39,166 | 43,929 | 45,755 | Attica |
46 | Komotini | 37,036 | 43,326 | 45,631 | East Macedonia and Thrace |
47 | Veroia | 37,858 | 42,794 | 44,464 | Central Macedonia |
48 | Drama | 37,604 | 42,501 | 44,226 | East Macedonia and Thrace |
49 | Agrinio | 39,368 | 42,390 | 43,525 | West Greece |
50 | Sykies² | 34,059 | 41,726 | 44,955 | Central Macedonia |
51 | Stavroupoli² | 37,596 | 41,653 | 43,224 | Central Macedonia |
52 | Ampelokipoi² | 40,093 | 40,959 | 41,206 | Central Macedonia |
53 | Alimos¹ | 32,024 | 38,047 | 40,490 | Attica |
54 | Polichni² | 27,894 | 36,146 | 39,765 | Central Macedonia |
55 | Kozani | 31,553 | 35,242 | 36,481 | West Macedonia |
56 | Argyroupoli¹ | 31,530 | 33,158 | 33,714 | Attica |
57 | Agioi Anargyroi¹ | 30,739 | 32,957 | 33,753 | Attica |
58 | Cholargos¹ | 33,691 | 32,166 | 31,545 | Attica |
59 | Karditsa | 30,067 | 32,031 | 32,789 | Thessaly |
60 | Nea Ionia | 27,904 | 30,804 | 32,004 | Thessaly |
61 | Agia Varvara¹ | 28,706 | 30,562 | 31,218 | Attica |
62 | Neapoli² | 30,568 | 30,279 | 30,106 | Central Macedonia |
63 | Corinth | 27,412 | 29,787 | Peloponnese | |
64 | Ptolemais | 25,125 | 28,679 | West Macedonia | |
65 | Kerkyra | 31,359 | 28,185 | 27,003 | Ionian Islands |
66 | Rethymno | 23,420 | 27,868 | Crete | |
67 | Aspropyrgos | 15,715 | 27,741 | Attica | |
68 | Mytilini | 23,971 | 27,247 | North Aegean | |
69 | Metamorfosi¹ | 21,052 | 26,448 | Attica | |
70 | Ano Liosia¹ | 21,397 | 26,423 | Attica | |
71 | Kaisariani¹ | 26,701 | 26,323 | Attica | |
72 | Giannitsa | 22,504 | 26,296 | Central Macedonia | |
73 | Eleusis | 22,793 | 25,863 | Attica | |
74 | Salamis | 22,567 | 25,730 | Attica | |
75 | Perama¹ | 24,119 | 25,720 | Attica | |
76 | Vrilissia¹ | 16,571 | 25,582 | Attica | |
77 | Voula¹ | 17,998 | 25,532 | Attica | |
78 | Tripoli | 22,429 | 25,520 | Peloponnese | |
79 | Argos | 21,901 | 24,239 | Peloponnese | |
80 | Nea Philadelphia¹ | 25,261 | 24,112 | Attica | |
81 | Chios | 22,894 | 23,779 | North Aegean | |
82 | Dafni¹ | 24,152 | 23,674 | Attica | |
83 | Pyrgos | 28,465 | 23,274 | West Greece | |
84 | Moschato¹ | 22,039 | 23,153 | Attica | |
85 | Megara | 20,403 | 23,032 | Attica | |
86 | Pylaia² | 20,785 | 22,744 | Central Macedonia | |
87 | Kamatero¹ | 17,410 | 22,234 | Attica | |
88 | Eleftherio-Kordelio² | 16,549 | 21,630 | Central Macedonia | |
89 | Thebes | 19,505 | 21,211 | Central Greece | |
90 | Aigio | 22,178 | 21,061 | West Greece | |
91 | Levadeia | 18,437 | 20,061 | Central Greece |
[edit] See also
- Alphabetical list of municipalities and communities in Greece
- List of ancient Greek cities
- List of cities
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