Central Athens (regional unit)

Central Athens (Greek: Κεντρικός Τομέας Αθηνών) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Attica. The regional unit covers the central part of the agglomeration of Greater Athens.

Central Athens Περιφερειακή ενότητα Κεντρικού Τομέα Αθηνών
Regional unit
Municipalities of the former Athens prefecture
Coordinates: 39°35′N 20°20′E / 39.583°N 20.333°E / 39.583; 20.333
Country	Greece
Region	Attica
Capital	Athens
Area
• Total	87.4 km^2 (33.7 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,029,520
• Density	12,000/km^2 (31,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal codes	12x xx, 13x xx
Area codes	2102x, 2103x, 2105x, 2106x, 2107x, 2108x 2109x
ISO 3166 code	GR-A1
Car plates	ΥΑ, ΥΒ, ΥΕ, ΥΖ, ΥΗ, ΖΖ, ΖΗ, ΖΚ, ΖΜ, ΙΒ, ΙΕ, ΙΖ, ΙΗ, ΙΚ, ΙΜ, ΙΟ, ΙΡ, ΙΤ, ΙΥ, ΧΕ, ΧΖ, ΧΗ, ΧΡ, ΧΤ, ΧΥ, ΧΧ, ΗΒ, ΟΑ, ΟΒ, ΟΕ, ΟΖ, ΟΗ, ΟΙ, ΟΚ, ΟΜ, ΟΝ, ΟΟ, ΟΤ, ΟΥ, ΟΧ, ΧΜ, ΖΕ, ΖI, ΖΟ
Website	www.patt.gov.gr

Administration

As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the regional unit Central Athens was created out of part of the former Athens Prefecture. It is subdivided into 8 municipalities. These are (number as in the map in the infobox):^[1]

• Municipality of Athens (Dimos Athinaion, 1)
• Dafni-Ymittos (13)
• Galatsi (11)
• Ilioupoli (16)
• Kaisariani (19)
• Nea Filadelfeia-Nea Chalkidona (32)
• Vyronas (10)
• Zografou (15)

See also

• List of settlements in Attica

References

1. "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.