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 Central Athens
Central Athens Central Athens within Greece
Coordinates: 37°59′N 23°44′E
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

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)

See also

• List of settlements in Attica