Aigaleo

Aigaleo Αιγάλεω
Estavromenou (Christ on the Cross) Square
Aigaleo show Location within the region
Coordinates: 37°59′31″N 23°40′41″E / 37.992°N 23.678°E / 37.992; 23.678Coordinates: 37°59′31″N 23°40′41″E / 37.992°N 23.678°E / 37.992; 23.678
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Attica
Regional unit	West Athens
Area
• Municipality	6.450 km2 (2.490 sq mi)
Elevation	50 m (160 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Municipality	69,946
• Municipality density	11,000/km2 (28,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	122 xx
Area code(s)	210
Vehicle registration	Z
Website	www.aigaleo.gr

Aigaleo or Egaleo (Greek: Αιγάλεω pronounced [eˈɣaleo]) is a municipality in the western part of the Athens agglomeration, region of Attica Greece. It takes its name from Mount Aigaleo. Its population was 69,946 at the 2011 census.

Geography[]

Aigaleo is situated 4 km west of Athens city centre. The municipality has an area of 6.450 km².^[2] It is southeast of Mount Aigaleo. The Cephissus river flows through the industrialized eastern part of the municipality; about 1/4 of its area is taken up by factory developments. The town is served by an Athens Metro station: Egaleo metro station. The Motorway 1 (Athens-Thessaloniki) passes through the town.

Aigaleo consists of the quarters Kato Aigaleo, Neo Aigaleo, Damarakia, Lioumi, Rosika, Agios Spyridonas and Agios Georgios.

History[]

The municipal park of Egaleo, Athens

Aigaleo was part of the municipality of Athens until 1934, when it became a separate community. It was raised to municipality status in 1943.^[3]

The city's present mayor is Giannis Gikas.

Historical population[]

Sports[]

Aigaleo hosts many sport teams. The most successful is the Athletic Club Egaleo with successful departments in football (Egaleo FC) and basketball (Egaleo BC). Other amateur clubs are A.P.O. Orfeas, , Diagoras Dryopideon, ,

Mayors[]

• Athanasios Papadopoulos (first president of the community "Nees Kydonies")
• Giorgos Kourousis
• Ioannis Batzakidis (1944)
• Aggelos Kouvelos (1947–1950)
• Apostolos Stigas (1951–1954)
• Stavros Mavrothalassitis (1955–1967, 1974–1978)
• Orfeas Tzanetopoulos (appointed by the military government, 1967–74)
• Panos Spiliopoulos (1979–1986, 1991–1994)
• Ioannis Mistakopoulos (1987–1990, 1995–2002)
• Dimitris Kalogeropoulos (2003–2010)
• Christos Kardaras (2010 – August 31, 2014)
• Dimitris Birbas (September 1, 2014 – August 31, 2019)
• Giannis Gikas (September 1, 2019 – present)

People[]

• Rita Abatzi, Greek musician
• Keti Garbi, Greek singer
• , Greek actor
• Sophia Strati, Greek singer
• Giorgos Zampetas, Greek musician
• Eleni Rantou, Greek actor
• , Greek musician
• , Greek actor
• , Greek politician and journalist
• , Greek journalist
• Giorgos Messalas, Greek actor
• , Greek actor
• , Greek writer
• , Greek writer
• , Greek writer
• , Greek writer
• Vicky Psarakis, Greek singer

International relations[]

Aigaleo is twinned with:

• Leganés (Comunidad de Madrid), Spain
• Kythrea, Cyprus (under Turkish occupation, since August 1974)

References[]

Sources[]

• "Τέχνης έργα και πρόσωπα του Αιγάλεω" (Published by the Municipality of Egaleo)
• "Εξήντα χρόνια τοπική αυτοδιοίκηση στο Αιγάλεω" (Nikolaos Mihiotis)
• "Απ' τις Νέες Κυδωνίες στο Δήμο Αιγάλεω" (Eugenia Bournova)

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aigaleo.

• (in Greek) Municipality of Aigaleo