Ηolargos
Χολαργός | |
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Coordinates: 38°0′N 23°48′E / 38.000°N 23.800°E | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | Attica |
Regional unit | North Athens |
Municipality | Papagou-Cholargos |
Area | |
• Municipal unit | 3.950 km2 (1.525 sq mi) |
Elevation | 202 m (663 ft) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Municipal unit | 31,304 |
• Municipal unit density | 7,900/km2 (21,000/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 |
Holargos (Greek: Χολαργός, also: Cholargos) is a town and a suburb in the Athens urban area, Greece, located northeast of the Athens city proper 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 A6 motorway.
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]