Megara
Μέγαρα | |
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  Megara Location within the region  | |
| Coordinates: 37°59′47″N 23°20′40″E / 37.99639°N 23.34444°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Attica |
| Regional unit | West Attica |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Panagiotis Margetis[1] (since 2023) |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 330.1 km2 (127.5 sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 322.2 km2 (124.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Municipality | 38,033 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 30,773 |
| • Municipal unit density | 96/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| • Community | 29,122 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 191 00 |
| Area code(s) | 22960 |
| Website | www.megara.gr |
Megara (/ˈmɛɡərə/; Greek: Μέγαρα, pronounced [ˈmeɣaɾa]) is a historic town and a municipality in West Attica, Greece. It lies in the northern section of the Isthmus of Corinth opposite the island of Salamis, which belonged to Megara in archaic times, before being taken by Athens.[3][4] Megara was one of the four districts of Attica, embodied in the four mythic sons of King Pandion II, of whom Nisos was the ruler of Megara. Megara was also a trade port, its people using their ships and wealth as a way to gain leverage on armies of neighboring poleis. Megara specialized in the exportation of wool and other animal products including livestock such as horses. It possessed two harbors, Pagae to the west on the Corinthian Gulf, and Nisaea to the east on the Saronic Gulf of the Aegean Sea.
- ^ Municipality of Megara, 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.
- ^ "Mythology - Ancient History". Municipality of Salamina. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
- ^ "Ancient Salamis". Athens Attica. Retrieved 2022-01-04.