Dafni, Attica

Dafni

Δάφνη
Dafni Δάφνη
	Dafni Location within Athens
	Coordinates: 37°57′N 23°44′E / 37.950°N 23.733°ECoordinates: 37°57′N 23°44′E / 37.950°N 23.733°E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Attica
Regional unit	Central Athens
Municipality	Dafni-Ymittos
• Municipal unit	1.375 km2 (0.531 sq mi)
Elevation	80 m (260 ft)
Population (2011)
• Municipal unit	22,913
• Municipal unit density	17,000/km2 (43,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	172 xx
Area code(s)	210
Website	www.dimosdafnis.gr[permanent dead link]

Dafni (Greek: Δάφνη) is a suburb of Athens, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Dafni-Ymittos, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.^[2]

Geography[]

Dafni is an inner suburb of Athens, 2 km south of the Acropolis of Athens. Its built-up area is continuous with that of municipality of Athens and the surrounding suburbs Nea Smyrni, Agios Dimitrios and Ymittos. Dafni metro station is served by Line 2 of the Athens Metro. The main thoroughfare is Vouliagmenis Avenue, which connects Dafni with Athens city centre. At 1.375 km²^[3] it is one of the smallest municipal units in the Athens metropolitan area.

Sports[]

The Amyntas Dafnis HEBA basketball club (A2 Division) competes at the Dafni Indoor Hall.

Nighttime scene of Kalogyrous Square, Dafni, Athens, Greece

References[]

^ ^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.

External links[]

Official website^{[permanent dead link]} (in Greek)

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[census11-1] "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.

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Dafni Δάφνη
Dafni Location within Athens
Coordinates: 37°57′N 23°44′E / 37.950°N 23.733°E / 37.950; 23.733Coordinates: 37°57′N 23°44′E / 37.950°N 23.733°E / 37.950; 23.733
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Attica
Regional unit	Central Athens
Municipality	Dafni-Ymittos
• Municipal unit	1.375 km² (0.531 sq mi)
Elevation	80 m (260 ft)
Population (2011)^[1]
• Municipal unit	22,913
• Municipal unit density	17,000/km² (43,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	172 xx
Area code(s)	210
Website	www.dimosdafnis.gr^{[permanent dead link]}