Magoula, Attica

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Magoula
Μαγούλα
Location
Magoula, Attica (Greece)
Magoula, Attica
Coordinates 38°5′N 23°31′E / 38.083, 23.517Coordinates: 38°5′N 23°31′E / 38.083, 23.517
Time zone: EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)
Elevation (center): 35 m (115 ft)
Government
Country: Greece
Periphery: Attica
Prefecture: West Attica
Population statistics (as of 2001[1])
City Proper
 - Population: 4,005
 - Area:[2] 18.134 km² (7 sq mi)
 - Density: 221 /km² (572 /sq mi)
Codes
Postal: 190 18
Area: 210
Auto: Z

Magoula (Greek: Μαγούλα) is a town (pop. 3,728 in 2001) and community (pop. 4,005) of the Greek prefecture of West Attica. Magoula is linked with a road linking Elefsina and Agios Thomas in Boeotia, as well as NATO Avenue, the road to Mandra in the west and has interchanges with GR-8/E94 north of Elefsina 2 km south and with the Attiki Odos (number 6) near the hospital. Sykamino also links a road to Chalkoutsi. The area around Sykamino has farmlands located in the Thriasian Plain with urban cores to the south, the mountains including Parnitha to the east lies northward. A small stream flows to the east. Magoula is located about 22 km northwest of Athens, north of Elefsina, ENE of Corinth and southeast of SSE of Thiva. The Community of Magoúla also includes the village of Néos Póntos (pop. 277).

Businesses and agriculture are the most popular industry in Magoula and its surrounding area. The prior to the late-20th century were entirely rural. Housing developments arrived in the 1980s and the 1990s.

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[edit] Subdivisions

  • Agios Vlassios
  • Tsakali
  • Patima

[edit] Nearest places

[edit] Historical population

Year Population Change Communal population Density
1981 1,915 - - -
1991 2,663 +748/+39.06% 2,663 146.9/km²
2001 3,728 +1,065/+39.99% 4,005 220.9/km²


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North: Dervenochori
West: Mandra Magoula (community) East: Aspropyrgos
South: Elefsina Southeast: Elefsina