Vilia

Vilia Βίλια
Vilia
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 38°10′N 23°20′E / 38.167°N 23.333°E / 38.167; 23.333Coordinates: 38°10′N 23°20′E / 38.167°N 23.333°E / 38.167; 23.333
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Attica
Regional unit	West Attica
Municipality	Mandra-Eidyllia
• Municipal unit	144.851 km² (55.927 sq mi)
Elevation	301 m (988 ft)
Population (2011)^[1]
• Municipal unit	1,753
• Municipal unit density	12/km² (31/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	190 06
Area code(s)	22630
Vehicle registration	Z
Website	www.vilia.org

Vilia (Greek: Βίλια) is a village and a former municipality of West Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Mandra-Eidyllia, of which it is a municipal unit.^[2] Its population was 1,753 at the 2011 census.

Geography

The municipal unit Vilia covers the mountainous northwestern part of Attica, and has a land area of 144.851 km². The main mountain ranges are Kithaironas (1,409 m) in the northwest and Pastra in the northeast. In the west it stretches along the coast of the Alkyonides Gulf, a bay of the Gulf of Corinth. The village Vilia, the largest in the municipal unit, lies in the easternmost part, at the southeastern foot of Kithaironas. Vilia is 6 km south of Erythres, 7 km west of Oinoi, 10 km east of the coastal village Aigosthena, 17 km south of Thebes and 40 km northwest of Athens.