Nea Ionia

Nea Ionia
Νέα Ιωνία
Nea Ionia is located in Greece
Nea Ionia
Nea Ionia
Location within the region
Coordinates: 38°2′N 23°45′E / 38.033°N 23.750°E / 38.033; 23.750
CountryGreece
Administrative regionAttica
Regional unitNorth Athens
Government
 • MayorPanagiotis Manouris[1] (since 2023)
Area
 • Municipality4.421 km2 (1.707 sq mi)
Elevation
130 m (430 ft)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Municipality64,611
 • Density15,000/km2 (38,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
142 xx
Area code(s)210
Vehicle registrationZ
Websiteneaionia.gr

Nea Ionia (Greek: Νέα Ιωνία, meaning New Ionia) is a town and a northern suburb of the Athens agglomeration, Greece, and a municipality of the Attica region. It was named after Ionia, the region in Anatolia from which many Greeks migrated in the 1920s as a part of the population exchange between Greece and Turkey. Many of the town families originated from the town of Alanya which is currently a part of Turkey.

Nea Ionia is 7 km northeast of Athens city centre. The municipality has an area of 4.421 km2.[3] It is served by three Line 1 metro stations: Nea Ionia, Pefkakia and Perissos.

  1. ^ Municipality of Nea Ionia, Municipal elections – October 2023, Ministry of Interior
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.