Cholargos

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Cholargos
Χολαργός

Urban neighbourhood
Location
Cholargos
Coordinates 38°0′N 23°48′E / 38.000°N 23.800°E / 38.000; 23.800Coordinates: 38°0′N 23°48′E / 38.000°N 23.800°E / 38.000; 23.800
Government
Country:Greece
Administrative region: Attica
Regional unit: North Athens
Municipality: Papagou-Cholargos
Districts: 1
Population statistics (as of 2011)[1]
Municipal unit
 - Population: 30,840
 - Area: 3.950 km2 (2 sq mi)
 - Density: 7,808 /km2 (20,222 /sq mi)
Other
Time zone: EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)
Elevation (center): 210 m (689 ft)
Postal code: 155 61, 155 62
Telephone: 210
Auto: Z
Website
www.holargos.gr

Cholargos (Greek: Χολαργός) is an affluent suburb of Athens, Greece, located northeast of the city center and about 6 kilometers away from Syntagma Square. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Papagou-Cholargos, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.[2] The main thoroughfare is Mesogeion Avenue, which connects Cholargos with central Athens and the northern beltway Motorway 6.

Cholargos was the name of a deme of ancient Attica. The most prominent citizen of ancient Cholargos was Pericles. Cholargos was part of the community of Chalandri until 1933, when it became a separate community. It became a municipality in 1963.[3]

International Relations

Cholargos is twinned with:

Historical population

Year Population
1981 31,703
1991 33,691
2001 32,166
2011 30,840

Government and infrastructure

The headquarters of the Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport and Networks are in Cholargos.[4]

Notable people

Gallery

  • Cholargos municipal park

  • Agia Triada Church

  • Urban neighbourhood

  • Street in Cholargos

See also

  • List of municipalities of Attica

References

  1. ↑ Detailed census results 2011 (Greek)
  2. ↑ Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
  3. ↑ EETAA local government changes
  4. ↑ "Contact." Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport and Networks. Retrieved on 16 January 2013. "Addr 2, Anastaseos Str and Tsigante, Postal Code 101 91, Holargos (next to metro station "Ethniki Amina")" - Address in Greek: "Διεύθυνση Αναστάσεως 2 και Τσιγάντε, Τ.Κ 101 91, Παπάγου (δίπλα στη στάση του μετρό "Εθνική Άμυνα")"

External links

 Neo Psychiko Chalandri Agia Paraskevi
Athens Agia Paraskevi
   Cholargos  
Papagou Papagou Zografou
Subdivisions of the municipality of Papagou-Cholargos
Municipal units
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