Mandra

Mandra Μάνδρα
Location
Mandra
Coordinates	38°4′N 23°30′E / 38.067°N 23.500°E / 38.067; 23.500Coordinates: 38°4′N 23°30′E / 38.067°N 23.500°E / 38.067; 23.500
Location within the regional unit
Government
Country:	Greece
Administrative region:	Attica
Regional unit:	West Attica
Municipality:	Mandra-Eidyllia
Population statistics (as of 2011)[1]
Municipal unit
- Population:	12,888
- Area:	205.770 km2 (79 sq mi)
- Density:	63 /km2 (162 /sq mi)
Other
Time zone:	EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)
Elevation (center):	107 m (351 ft)
Postal code:	196 00
Telephone:	210
Auto:	Z
Website
www.mandra.gr

Mandra (Greek: Μάνδρα), is a town and former municipality in West Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Mandra-Eidyllia, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.^[2] The population of the municipal unit was 12,888 at the 2011 census.

Geography

Mandra is a western, outer suburb of Athens. It is located 4 km from the Saronic Gulf coast, 2 km west of Magoula, 5 km northwest of Eleusis and 22 km northwest of Athens city centre. The western part of the municipal unit is covered by Mount Pateras. There is a large industrial zone near the coast. The municipal unit of Mándra has a land area of 205.770 km². The municipal unit also includes the villages of Néa Zoí (pop. 518), Ágios Sotír (488), Palaiochóri (190), Diódia (116), Pournári (92), and several smaller settlements. Mandra is bypassed by the Greek National Road 3 (Eleusis - Thiva).

Historical population

Notable people

• Vice Admiral Alexandros Sakellariou (1889–1982), ex-minister of Defense

References

External links

• Official website (Greek)
• GTP Travel Pages (Municipality) (in English and Greek)

	Erythres, Oinoi	Dervenochoria
	Vilia		Magoula
	Mandra
	Megara	Megara	Elefsina