Aigaleo

Aigaleo Αιγάλεω
Estavromenou (Christ on the Cross) Square
Aigaleo
Location within the region
Coordinates: 37°59′31″N 23°40′41″E / 37.992°N 23.678°E / 37.992; 23.678Coordinates: 37°59′31″N 23°40′41″E / 37.992°N 23.678°E / 37.992; 23.678
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Attica
Regional unit	West Athens
Area
• Municipality	6.450 km2 (2.490 sq mi)
Elevation	50 m (160 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
• Municipality	69,946
• Municipality density	11,000/km2 (28,000/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	122 xx
Area code(s)	210
Vehicle registration	Z
Website	www.aigaleo.gr

Aigaleo or Egaleo (Greek: Αιγάλεω pronounced [eˈɣaleo]) is a municipality in the western part of the Athens aglomeration, Greece. It takes its name from Mount Aigaleo. Its population was 69,946 at the 2011 census.

Geography

Aigaleo is situated 4 km west of Athens city centre. The municipality has an area of 6.450 km².^[2] It is southeast of Mount Aigaleo. The Cephissus river flows through the industrialized eastern part of the municipality; about 1/4 of its area is taken up by factory developments. The town is served by a Athens Metro station: Egaleo metro station. The Motorway 1 (Athens-Thessaloniki) passes through the town.

Aigaleo consists of the quarters Kato Aigaleo, Neo Aigaleo, Damarakia, Lioumi, Rosika, Agios Spyridonas and Agios Georgios.

History

The municipal park of Egaleo, Athens

Aigaleo was part of the municipality of Athens until 1934, when it became a separate community. It was raised to municipality status in 1943.^[3]

The city's present mayor is Dimitris Birbas.

Historical population

Sports

Aigaleo hosts many sport teams. The most successful is the Athletic Club Egaleo with successful departments in football (Egaleo FC) and basketball (Egaleo BC). Other amateur clubs are A.P.O. Orfeas, A.E. Egaleo City, A.S. Diagoras Dryopideon, A.P.O. Ierapolis, A.O. Cronos

Mayors

• Athanasios Papadopoulos (first president of the community "Nees Kydonies")
• Giorgos Kourousis
• Ioannis Batzakidis (1944)
• Aggelos Kouvelos (1947–1950)
• Apostolos Stigas (1951–1954)
• Stavros Mavrothalassitis (1955–1967, 1974–1978)
• Orfeas Tzanetopoulos (appointed by the military government, 1967–74)
• Panos Spiliopoulos (1979–1986, 1991–1994)
• Ioannis Mistakopoulos (1987–1990, 1995–2002)
• Dimitris Kalogeropoulos (2003–2010)
• Christos Kardaras (2010 - August 31, 2014)
• Dimitris Birbas (September 1, 2014 - present)

People

• Rita Abatzi, Greek musician
• Keti Garbi, Greek singer
• Tassos Halkias, Greek actor
• Sophia Strati, Greek singer
• Giorgos Zampetas, Greek musician
• Eleni Rantou, Greek actor
• Lakis Halkias, Greek musician
• Kostas Prekas, Greek actor
• Ioannes Dimaras, Greek politician and journalist
• Nasos Athanasiou, Greek journalist
• Giorgos Messalas, Greek actor
• Danis Katranidis, Greek actor
• Alexandros Asonitis, Greek writer
• Theofilos Verikios, Greek writer
• Giorgos Blanas, Greek writer
• Nikolaos Mihiotis, Greek writer
• Vicky Psarakis, Greek singer

International relations

Aigaleo is twinned with:

• Leganés (Comunidad de Madrid), Spain
• Kythrea, Cyprus (under Turkish occupation, since August 1974)

References

Sources

• "Τέχνης έργα και πρόσωπα του Αιγάλεω" (Published by the Municipality of Egaleo)
• "Εξήντα χρόνια τοπική αυτοδιοίκηση στο Αιγάλεω" (Nikolaos Mihiotis)
• "Απ' τις Νέες Κυδωνίες στο Δήμο Αιγάλεω" (Eugenia Bournova)

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aigaleo.

• (Greek) Municipality of Aigaleo

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Administrative division of the Attica Region
Area 3,808 km2 (1,470 sq mi) Population 3,827,624 (as of 2011) Municipalities 66 (since 2011) Capital Athens
Regional unit of Central Athens	Athens Dafni-Ymittos Filadelfeia-Chalkidona Galatsi Ilioupoli Kaisariani Vyronas Zografou
Regional unit of North Athens	Agia Paraskevi Chalandri Filothei-Psychiko Irakleio Kifissia Lykovrysi-Pefki Marousi Metamorfosi Nea Ionia Papagou-Cholargos Penteli Vrilissia
Regional unit of West Athens	Agia Varvara Agioi Anargyroi-Kamatero Aigaleo Chaidari Ilion Peristeri Petroupoli
Regional unit of South Athens	Agios Dimitrios Alimos Elliniko-Argyroupoli Glyfada Kallithea Moschato-Tavros Nea Smyrni Palaio Faliro
Regional unit of Piraeus	Keratsini-Drapetsona Korydallos Nikaia-Agios Ioannis Rentis Perama Piraeus
Regional unit of East Attica	Acharnes Dionysos Kropia Lavreotiki Marathon Markopoulo Oropos Paiania Pallini Rafina-Pikermi Saronikos Spata-Artemida Vari-Voula-Vouliagmeni
Regional unit of West Attica	Aspropyrgos Eleusis Fyli Mandra-Eidyllia Megara
Regional unit of Islands	Aegina Agistri Hydra Kythira Poros Salamis Spetses Troizinia-Methana
Regional governor Rena Dourou (since 2014) Decentralized Administration Attica