Cholargos

Cholargos

Χολαργός
Cholargos Χολαργός
	Cholargos show Location within Athens
	Coordinates: 38°0′N 23°48′E / 38.000°N 23.800°ECoordinates: 38°0′N 23°48′E / 38.000°N 23.800°E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Attica
Regional unit	North Athens
Municipality	Papagou-Cholargos
Districts	1
• Municipal unit	3.950 km2 (1.525 sq mi)
Elevation	202 m (663 ft)
Population (2011)
• Municipal unit	30,840
• Municipal unit density	7,800/km2 (20,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	155 61, 155 62
Area code(s)	210 65
Vehicle registration	I, Y, Z

Cholargos (Greek: Χολαργός, also: Holargos) is a suburb of Athens, Greece, located northeast of the city center and about 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) away from Syntagma Square. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Papagou-Cholargos, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.^[2] The municipal unit has an area of 3.950 km².^[3] The main thoroughfare is Mesogeion Avenue, which connects Cholargos with central Athens and the northern beltway Motorway 6.

Cholargos was the name of a deme of ancient Attica. The most prominent citizen of ancient Cholargos was Pericles. Cholargos was part of the community of Chalandri until 1933, when it became a separate community. It became a municipality in 1963.^[4]

International relations[]

Cholargos is twinned with Aveiro, Portugal.

Historical population[]

Year	Population
1981	31,703
1991	33,691
2001	32,166
2011	30,840

Government and infrastructure[]

The headquarters of the Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport and Networks are in Cholargos.^[5]

Gallery[]

City's aesthetic
Cholargos municipal park
Agia Triada Church
Urban neighbourhood

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
^ "EETAA local government changes". Retrieved 2021-09-05.
^ "Contact." Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport and Networks. Retrieved on 16 January 2013. "Addr 2, Anastaseos Str and Tsigante, Postal Code 101 91, Cholargos (next to metro station "Ethniki Amina")" - Address in Greek: "Διεύθυνση Αναστάσεως 2 και Τσιγάντε, Τ.Κ 101 91, Παπάγου (δίπλα στη στάση του μετρό "Εθνική Άμυνα")"

External links[]

Official website (in Greek)

[census11-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.

[Kallikratis-2] "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.

[stat01-3] "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.

[4] "EETAA local government changes". Retrieved 2021-09-05.

[5] "Contact." Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport and Networks. Retrieved on 16 January 2013. "Addr 2, Anastaseos Str and Tsigante, Postal Code 101 91, Cholargos (next to metro station "Ethniki Amina")" - Address in Greek: "Διεύθυνση Αναστάσεως 2 και Τσιγάντε, Τ.Κ 101 91, Παπάγου (δίπλα στη στάση του μετρό "Εθνική Άμυνα")"

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