Attica (region)

Attica (Greek: Αττική, Attikí; IPA: [atiˈci]) is an administrative region in Greece, containing Athens, the capital of Greece. This region covers a greater area than the historical region of Attica.

Overview

Located in the south of the country, Attica covers about 3,808 square kilometers. In addition to Athens, it contains within its area the cities of Piraeus, Eleusis, Megara, Laurium, and Marathon, as well as a small part of the Peloponnese peninsula and the islands of Salamis, Aegina, Poros, Hydra, Spetses, Kythira, and Antikythera. About 3,750,000 people live in the region, of which more than 95% are inhabitants of the Athens metropolitan area.

Administration

The Attica region was established in the 1987 administrative reform, and until 2010 comprised the 4 prefectures of Athens, East Attica, Piraeus and West Attica.

With the 2010 Kallikratis plan, the region's powers and authority were redefined and extended. Sine 1 January 2011, the region is subdivided into 8 regional units:^[1]

• North Athens
• West Athens
• Central Athens
• South Athens
• East Attica
• Piraeus
• Islands
• West Attica

The region's governor is, since 1 January 2011, Ioannis Sgouros, who was elected in the November 2010 local administration elections for the Panhellenic Socialist Movement.

Major communities

• List of municipalities and communities in Attica
• List of settlements in Attica

Transportation

Roads and Highways

The area is connected by roads and highways:

• Greek National Road 1 (motorway)
• Greek National Road 3 (old highway of Athens-Thessaloniki)
• Greek National Road 8 (old highway linking Patras, the Peloponnese and Athens)
• Greek National Road 8A (motorway)
• Greek National Road 79
• Greek National Road 83 (Marathonos Avenue)
• Greek National Road 89
• Greek National Road 91
• Attiki Odos, number 6 (privately owned motorway), gradually opened from 2001 to 2004
  • Hymettus Ring (number 64), opened in 2004
  • Egaleo Ring (number 65), opened in 2004, still under construction in its southern part.

Ferry lines

Numerous ferry lines, both normal ferries and the "flying dolphins" (fast sea vessels), connect the port of Piraeus with the islands of the region.

Other

• Athens Mass Transit System
  • Athens Metro
  • Attiki station
  • Proastiakos
  • Transit System (Attica)

Sports

References

External links

• Government website of the Region of Attica