Cholargos

Ηolargos
Χολαργός
Ηolargos is located in Greece
Ηolargos
Ηolargos
Location within North Athens regional unit
Coordinates: 38°0′N 23°48′E / 38.000°N 23.800°E / 38.000; 23.800
CountryGreece
Administrative regionAttica
Regional unitNorth Athens
MunicipalityPapagou-Cholargos
Area
 • Municipal unit3.950 km2 (1.525 sq mi)
Elevation
202 m (663 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipal unit
31,304
 • Municipal unit density7,900/km2 (21,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
155 61, 155 62
Area code(s)210 65
Vehicle registrationI, 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]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2015.
  4. ^ "EETAA local government changes". Retrieved 5 September 2021.