Egaleo

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Egaleo Αιγάλεω
Location
Coordinates	37°59′N 23°40′E / 37.983, 23.667Coordinates: 37°59′N 23°40′E / 37.983, 23.667
Time zone:	EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)
Elevation (center):	50 m (164 ft)
Government
Country:	Greece
Periphery:	Attica
Prefecture:	Athens
Districts:	2
Population statistics (as of 2001[1])
City Proper
- Population:	74,046
- Area:[2]	6.450 km² (2 sq mi)
- Density:	11,480 /km² (29,733 /sq mi)
Codes
Postal:	122 xx
Area:	210
Auto:	Z
Website
www.egaleo.gr

Aegaleo, commonly Aigaleo or Egaleo (Greek: Αιγάλεω) is a municipality west of Athens, Greece, situated west of the Cephissos river and southeast of Mount Egaleo. Its population is was 74,046 at the 2001 census, and one quarter of the municipality is industrialized, mainly to the east where the Cephissus valley is located, and is connected as the Athens Industrial Area; an original name for Egaleo was "Nees Kidonies". Most of its citizens are workers, and the city's soccer team is Egaleo FC, while its city newspaper since 1985 shares the city's name, known as Aigaleo. This area used to be the seat of Western Attica, and the city's present mayor is Dimitris Kalogeropoulos. The community is served by a subway station sharing the name Egaleo; about 1/4 of its area is taken up by factory developments, and one of the biggest problems for this locality in recent decades has been traffic congestion.

[edit] Historical population

[edit] Subdivisions

• Kato Egaleo
• Neo Egaleo

[edit] Persons

• Rita Abatzi (1914 in Smyrna, Asia Minor, now İzmir, Turkey - June 17, 1969), a Greek musician
• Keti Garbi, Greek singers
• George Zampetas, Greek musician
• Sophia Strati, Greek singers

[edit] Soccer teams

• Egaleo FC

[edit] Basketball teams

• Egaleo BC

[edit] Sister cities

• Reggio Calabria, Italy

[edit] External links

• Coordinates: 37°59′23″N, 23°40′29″E
• (Greek) Municipality of Egaleo
• (Greek) Egaleo (newspaper)

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	Agia Varvara		Athens
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	Nikaia	Aghios Ioannis Rentis