Central Athens (regional unit)

Regional unit in Greece

Central Athens Περιφερειακή ενότητα Κεντρικού Τομέα Αθηνών
Regional unit
Municipalities of Central Athens
37°59′N 23°44′E / 37.983°N 23.733°E / 37.983; 23.733
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Attica
Seat	Athens
Area
• Total	87.4 km² (33.7 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Total	1,002,212
• Density	11,000/km² (30,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	12x xx, 13x xx
Area code(s)	210

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.

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):^[2]

Municipality of Athens (Dimos Athinaion, 1)
Dafni-Ymittos (2)
Galatsi (4)
Ilioupoli (5)
Kaisariani (6)
Nea Filadelfeia-Nea Chalkidona (3)
Vyronas (7)
Zografou (8)

References

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