Metamorfosi
Metamorfosi
Μεταμόρφωση | |
|---|---|
Metamorfosi | |
| Coordinates: 38°3′N 23°45′E / 38.050°N 23.750°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Attica |
| Regional unit | North Athens |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Efstratios Saraoudas[1] (since 2019) |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 5.502 km2 (2.124 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 170 m (560 ft) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Municipality | 30,174 |
| • Density | 5,484/km2 (14,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 144 5x |
| Area code | 210 |
| Vehicle registration | Z |
| Website | www |
Metamorfosi (Greek: Μεταμόρφωση, romanized: Metamórfosi, lit. 'transfiguration'; before 1957: Koukouvaounes[3] (Greek: Κουκουβάουνες, romanized: Koukouváounes) is a suburb in the northern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece, and a municipality of the Attica region.
Characteristics
Metamorfosi is a quiet area in the northern suburbs of Athens. It is located south of Kifissia and is 12 kilometers from the center of Athens. It covers an area of 9 square kilometers. Initially, it was administratively under the Municipality of Athens, until 1934. From 1934 to 1971, it was recognized as the autonomous Community of Metamorfosi, to finally be promoted to the Municipality of Metamorfosi in 1972. It has an average altitude of 200 meters.
Metamorfosi was once a known as a place for recreation for Athenians, both because of its climate and because of the many taverns that existed in the area, which was then a village on the rural outskirts of Athens. Today, it has evolved into a complete modern Municipality, with shops, parks and squares, and sports facilities. It recently acquired a second Lyceum.
Historical population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 17,840 |
| 1991 | 21,052 |
| 2001 | 26,448 |
| 2011 | 29,891 |
| 2021 | 30,174 |
Transportation
The area is crossed by various bus lines that connect it with the ISAP lines of Heraklion, Amaroussi, and Kifissia or with the center of Athens, such as the B9. The municipality also operates a Municipal Transport Service.
It is also served by the homonymous station of the Suburban Railway.
See also
References
- ^ Municipality of Metamorfossi, Municipal elections – October 2023, Ministry of Interior
- ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Πανδέκτης: Koukouvaounai -- Metamorfosis". pandektis.ekt.gr. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
External links
- City of Metamorfosi official website (in Greek)