Egaleo

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Egaleo
Αιγάλεω
Location
Egaleo is located in Greece
Egaleo
Coordinates 37°59′N 23°40′E / 37.983°N 23.667°E / 37.983; 23.667Coordinates: 37°59′N 23°40′E / 37.983°N 23.667°E / 37.983; 23.667
Government
Country: Greece
Periphery: Attica
Prefecture: Athens
Districts: 2
Population statistics (as of 2001[1])
City
 - Population: 74,046
 - Area: 6.450 km² (2 sq mi)
 - Density: 11,480 /km² (29,733 /sq mi)
Other
Time zone: EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)
Elevation (center): 50 m (164 ft)
Postal: 122 xx
Telephone: 210
Auto: Z
Website
www.egaleo.gr

Aegaleo, commonly Aigaleo or Egaleo (Greek: Αιγάλεω) is a municipality west of Athens, Greece, situated west of the Cephissos river and southeast of Mount Egaleo. Its population was 74,046 at the 2001 census, and one quarter of the municipality is industrialized, mainly to the east where the Cephissus valley is located, and is connected as the Athens Industrial Area; an original name for Egaleo was "Nees Kidonies". Most of its citizens are workers[citation needed], and the city's soccer team is Egaleo FC, while its city newspaper since 1985 shares the city's name, known as Aigaleo. This area used to be the seat of Western Attica, and the city's present mayor is Dimitris Kalogeropoulos. The community is served by a subway station sharing the name Egaleo; about 1/4 of its area is taken up by factory developments, and one of the biggest problems for this locality in recent decades has been traffic congestion[citation needed].

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[edit] Historical population

Year Municipal population Change Density
1981 81,906 - 12,698.60/km²
1991 78,563 -3,343/-4.08% 12,180.31/km²
2001 74,046 -4,517/-5.75% 11,480.00/km²

[edit] Subdivisions

  • Kato Egaleo
  • Neo Egaleo

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[edit] Twin towns — Sister cities

Egaleo is twinned with:

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