Mandra

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Mandra Μάνδρα
Location
Coordinates	38°4′N 23°29′E / 38.067, 23.483Coordinates: 38°4′N 23°29′E / 38.067, 23.483
Time zone:	EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)
Elevation (center):	107 m (351 ft)
Government
Country:	Greece
Periphery:	Attica
Prefecture:	West Attica
Districts:	2
Mayor:	Giánna Kriekoúki
Population statistics (as of 2001[1])
City Proper
- Population:	12,792
- Area:[2]	205.770 km² (79 sq mi)
- Density:	62 /km² (161 /sq mi)
Codes
Postal:	196 00
Area:	210
Auto:	Z
Website
www.mandra.gr

Mandra (Greek: Μάνδρα, meaning "yard"), also Mandhra is a town and municipality in the central part of the prefecture of West Attica in Greece. It is part of the Athens metropolitan area. It has mild summers and fairly cold winters. The town’s population was 10,947 at the 2001 census. It is famous for its big industrial zone, since it's very close to the capital of Greece. Magoula is bypassed with the GR-3 (Athens - Thiva). Mandra is linked with the GR-8A/E94 (Athens - Corinth - Patras) and the old GR-8 as well as the Attiki Odos since February 2004 with its exit north. Its junction lies further south and was constructed in 2001 and opened in 2004. The area around Mandra has farmlands located near the boundary with Magoula, the mountains including Pateras lies to the west and more to the north. Mandra is located about 25 km northwest of Athens, about 5 km north of Elefsina, ENE of Corinth and southeast of SSE of Thiva. The town is the municipal seat of the Municipality of Mándra, which has a land area of 205.770 km² and a population of 12,792 inhabitants. The municipality also includes the towns of Ágios Sotír (pop. 496), Néa Zoí (443), Palaiochóri (356), Diódia (174), Pournári (174), and several smaller settlements.

Contents 1 Economy 2 Subdivisions 3 Nearest places 4 Historical population 5 Other 6 External links

[edit] Economy

The industrial area of Elefsina lies to the south while residential buildings lies to the north. Prior to the 1970s, agriculture was the predominant industry in Mandra. Housing developments arrived in the 1970s. Problems such as drug smuggling and prostitution increased.

[edit] Subdivisions

• Agia Sotiria
• Viliarti

[edit] Nearest places

• Agios Vlassios, north
• Magoula, east
• Eleusis/Elefsina and Patima, southeast
• Loutsa, southwest
• Viliarti, northwest

[edit] Historical population

Year	Population	Change	Municipal population	Density
1981	8,804	-	-	-
1991	10,012	+1,208/+13.72%	11,343	55.1/km²
2001	10,947	+935/+9.34%	12,792	62.2/km²

[edit] Other

Mandra has schools, lyceums or middle schools, gymnasia or high schools, churches, a post office, banks and squares (plateies).

[edit] External links

• Official website (Greek)
• GTP Travel Pages (Municipality) (in English and Greek)
• Map and aerial photos:
  • Street map: Street map from Mapquest, MapPoint or Google or Yahoo! Maps
  • Satellite images: Google or Microsoft Virtual Earth - image now available
• Coordinates: 38°4′19″N, 29°29′26″E

Northwest: Erythres	North: Dervenochori and Oinoi (community)
West: Vilia and Megara	Mandra	East: Magoula (community)
Southwest: Nea Peramos	South: Elefsina

v • d • e Municipalities and Communities of the West Attica Prefecture Municipalities Ano Liosia • Aspropyrgos • Eleusis • Erythres • Fyli • Mandra • Megara • Nea Peramos • Vilia • Zefyri Communities Magoula • Oinoi