Chalandri

Chalandri Χαλάνδρι
Proastiakos Station o Doukissis Plakentias at Chalandri
Chalandri Location within the region
Coordinates: 38°1′N 23°48′E
Kintra	Greece
Admeenistrative region	Attica
Regional unit	North Athens
Govrenment
• Mayor	Georgios Kourasis (ND)
Area
• Municipality	10.805 km2 (4.172 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Municipality	74192
• Municipality density	6,900/km2 (18,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	152 xx
Aurie code(s)	210
Vehicle registration	Z
Website	www.halandri.gr

Chalandri (Greek: Χαλάνδρι, Katharevousa: Χαλάνδριον - Chalandrion, Auncient Greek: Φλύα - Flya) is a northren suburb in Athens, Greece, an a municipality o the Attica region. It is the birthplace of Euripides.

Chalandri is a suburb in Northren Athens, aroond 12 km frae the centre; its location corresponds wi ane o the 10 auncient Dimoi (burghs) o Athens, kent as Flya (Greek: Φλύα). Chalandri wis a smaw veelage in Attica till the rapid expansion o Athens an o the veelage durin the 1960s an 1970s made the twa meet; the mairch wi Athens is nou indistinguishable. The aurie, nivertheless, remains relatively spairsely populatit, an haes ane o the heichest ratio o open green auries per ceetizen in Athens. Several embassies are based in Chalandri. It is ane o the lairgest suburbs in terms o population, wi mair nor 70,000 residents. It haulds an unthirlt municipality status syne 1944. Chalandri is servit bi the Chalandri metro station.

Name

It is no offeecially confirmit whaur the name 'Chalandri' derives frae. Thare are twa possible versions. The first an maist likely is that Chalandri uised tae be the residence o 1,000 fowk (χίλιοι-χιλιάνδριον-χαλανδριον). The seicont refers that the wird 'Chalandri' oreeginates frae a Turk liege namit Chala Bei, who uised tae awn a great parcel o laund.

Quairters

• Agia Varvara
• Ano Chalandri
• Ano Neo Chalandri
• Neo Chalandri
• Kato Chalandri
• Patima
• Metamorfosi
• Polydroso
• Toufa (or Fragoklisia)
• Sidera
• Synoikismos

Historical population

Year	Population
1981	54,320
1991	66,285
2001	71,684
2011	74,192

Ano Chalandri

See also

• Leet o municipalities o Attica

Freemit airtins

• Offeecial wabsteid (in Greek)