Agios Ioannis Rentis

Agios Ioannis Rentis
Άγιος Ιωάννης Ρέντης
Agios Ioannis Rentis

Coordinates: 37°58′N 23°40′E / 37.967°N 23.667°ECoordinates: 37°58′N 23°40′E / 37.967°N 23.667°E
Country Greece
Administrative region Attica
Regional unit Piraeus
Municipality Nikaia-Agios Ioannis Rentis
 • Municipal unit 4.524 km2 (1.747 sq mi)
Elevation 10 m (30 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Municipal unit 16,050
 • Municipal unit density 3,500/km2 (9,200/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 182 xx
Area code(s) 210
Website www.cityofrentis.gr

Agios Ioannis Rentis (Greek: Άγιος Ιωάννης Ρέντης) is a suburb and a former municipality in the western part of the Athens-Piraeus agglomeration, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Nikaia-Agios Ioannis Rentis, of which it is a municipal unit.[2]

Geography

Agios Ioannis Rentis is an industrialized suburb, located about 5 km (3 mi) west of central Athens and 3 km (2 mi) northeast of Piraeus. The small river Cephissus runs through it. Two important transport axes pass through the municipality: Motorway 1 (Athens- Thessaloniki) and the Piraeus–Platy railway, on which it has a passenger station (Rentis) and a large marshalling yard. The Olympiakos FC training center is in this area.

Historical population

Year Municipality population
1981 16,276
1991 14,218
2001 15,060
2011 16,050

International relations

Agios Ioannis Rentis is twinned with Kadıköy, Turkey, since 2003.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Detailed census results 2011" (in Greek).
  2. ↑ Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
  3. ↑ "Twinnings". Central Union of Municipalities & Communities of Greece. Retrieved 2013-08-25.

External links

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Tavros
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