Papagou

Papagou Παπάγου

Papagou
Location within Athens
Coordinates: 37°59.4′N 23°47.6′E / 37.9900°N 23.7933°E / 37.9900; 23.7933Coordinates: 37°59.4′N 23°47.6′E / 37.9900°N 23.7933°E / 37.9900; 23.7933
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Attica
Regional unit	North Athens
Municipality	Papagou-Cholargos
• Municipal unit	3.375 km² (1.303 sq mi)
Elevation	200 m (700 ft)
Population (2011)^[1]
• Municipal unit	13,699
• Municipal unit density	4,100/km² (11,000/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	156 69
Area code(s)	210 65
Vehicle registration	I, Y, Z

Papagou (Greek: Παπάγου) is a suburb in the eastern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. The town is named after Marshal Alexandros Papagos, a general who led the Greek Army in the Second World War and the Greek Civil War, before becoming Prime Minister of Greece. Papagou was part of the municipality of Cholargos until 1965, when it became a separate community. It became a municipality in 1982.^[2] Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Papagou-Cholargos, of which it is a municipal unit.^[3]

Geography

Papagou is situated west of the Hymettus mountains, 6 km east of Athens city centre. The eastern beltway Motorway 64 passes southeast of the town. Adjacent suburbs are Cholargos to the northeast and Zografou to the southwest.