Korydallos

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Korydallos

Κορυδαλλός
Korydallos is located in Greece
Korydallos
Korydallos
Location within the region
Coordinates: 37°58′N 23°39′E / 37.967°N 23.650°E / 37.967; 23.650Coordinates: 37°58′N 23°39′E / 37.967°N 23.650°E / 37.967; 23.650
KintraGreece
Admeenistrative regionAttica
Regional unitPiraeus
Govrenment
 • MayorStavros Kasimatis (PASOK)
Area
 • Municipality4.324 km2 (1.670 sq mi)
Elevation
30 m (100 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Municipality
63445
 • Municipality density15,000/km2 (38,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
181 xx
Aurie code(s)210
Vehicle registrationZ
Websitewww.korydallos.gr

Korydallos (Greek: Κορυδαλλός;[2] Laitin: Corydallus) is a municipality in the Piraeus regional unit, Greece. It is a wastren suburb o Piraeus. It is the hame o the Korydallos preeson. It sits on a muntain in the wast cried Aegaleo. It is locatit W o Athens, N o Piraeus an S o GR-8/E55 an Athinon Avenue.

History[eedit | eedit soorce]

It wis foondit in auncient times, an wis ane o the 100 municipalities in auncient Attica at the end o the 6t yeirhunner BC. Theophilos Corydalleus (1563–1646) wis a philosopher that bade in Corydallos. 200 year efter, Korydallos wis kent as Koutsoukari frae the property awner o the greater area, Emmanouil Koutsikaris. Efter that it wis recried tae Pachy or Pachi or Pahi frae the next awner (Pachinas). In 1923, the region wis recried back tae its auncient name, Korydallos. The population in 1928 wis 2,500. In 1934, Korydallos became an autonomous commune til 1946 whan it became a municipality an a city. The city nou boasts a population o 60,000.

Fermin uised tae dominate the commonty an hintle o the area wis an remains deforestit. The wastren hauf is rocky. The day, urbanisation covers the sooth, central, wast-central an east.

Historical population[eedit | eedit soorce]

Year Municipality
1981 61,313
1991 63,184
2001 67,456
2011 63,445

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References[eedit | eedit soorce]

  1. a b "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. Known as Παχύ, Pachy fae the 1860s til 1923.

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