Peristeri

For other uses, see Peristeri (disambiguation).
Peristeri
Περιστέρι
Peristeri

Coordinates: 38°1′N 23°41′E / 38.017°N 23.683°ECoordinates: 38°1′N 23°41′E / 38.017°N 23.683°E
Country Greece
Administrative region Attica
Regional unit West Athens
Districts 4
Government
 • Mayor Andreas Pachatouridis
Area
 • Municipality 10.050 km2 (3.880 sq mi)
Elevation 50 m (160 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Municipality 139,981
 • Municipality density 14,000/km2 (36,000/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 121 xx, 126 xx
Area code(s) 210
Vehicle registration Y, Z, I
Website www.peristeri.gr

Peristeri (Greek: Περιστέρι, standing for "pigeon/dove" in Greek) is a suburban municipality in the northwestern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. With 139,981 inhabitants (2011 census),[1] it is the seventh-largest municipality of Greece by population.

Geography

Peristeri is located about 4 km (2 mi) northwest of the centre of Athens. It lies between the Egaleo Mountain in the northwest and the Cephissus river in the southeast. Its area is 10.5 square kilometres (4.1 sq mi). Its built-up area is continuous with that of Athens and the neighbouring suburbs Aigaleo, Chaidari, Petroupoli, Ilion and Agioi Anargyroi.

Transportation

Motorway 1 (Athens-Thessaloniki) passes through the southeastern part of the municipality. Athinon Avenue (Greek National Road 8 Athens-Patras) passes through the southwestern part. Peristeri is served by three Athens metro stations on Line 2: Anthoupoli, Peristeri and Agios Antonios. The Kifissos Bus Terminal where long-distance buses from Peloponese, Epirus, Macedonia and Thrace arrive, is slightly east of Peristeri itself in Sepolia, a part of Athens.

Historical population

Year Population
1991 137,288
2001 137,918
2011 139,981

Sports

Peristeri Arena

The Peristeri Arena (or Andreas Papandreou Arena) is an indoor basketball sporting arena. The seating capacity of the arena is 4,000 people. The arena is owned by the municipality of Peristeri. The arena is currently home to the Greek professional basketball team Peristeri Athens of the Greek A2 League.

The hall was opened in the year 1989. The arena is named after the late Andreas Papandreou, who was the former prime minister of Greece. The arena is an older, smaller version of the Larissa Neapolis Arena and the Dimitris Tofalos Arena, which were based on Peristeri Arena, but built 6 years later and with a larger seating capacity.

Landmarks

Persons

International relations

Peristeri is twinned with:

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Detailed census results 2011" (in Greek).
  2. ↑ "МЕЖДУНАРОДНО СЪТРУДНИЧЕСТВО НА ОБЩИНА РУСЕ - Побратимени градове". Община Русе [Municipality Ruse] (in Bulgarian). Archived from the original on 2013-08-05. Retrieved 2013-08-12.

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