Country Greece Time zone EET (UTC+2) Vehicle registration Z Local time Thursday 6:46 AM Administrative region Attica | Elevation 50 m (160 ft) Postal code 171 xx Area 3.524 km² Area code 210 Regional unit South Athens | |
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Weather 13°C, Wind N at 16 km/h, 51% Humidity Clubs and Teams Panionios F.C., Panionios V.C. | ||
The central park square of nea smyrni in athens
Nea Smyrni (Greek: Νέα Σμύρνη, "New Smyrna") is a municipality and a southern suburb of Athens, Greece. At the 2011 census, it had 73,076 inhabitants. It was named after the city Smyrna (today's İzmir in Turkey), from where a large number of refugees arrived and settled in the Nea Smyrni area following the 1922 population exchange between Greece and Turkey.
Contents
- The central park square of nea smyrni in athens
- Map of Nea Smyrni Greece
- Geography
- Sporting teams
- Sites of interest
- Notable people
- Twin towns sister cities
- References
Map of Nea Smyrni, Greece
Geography
Nea Smyrni is located about 4 km (2 mi) southwest of central Athens. The municipality has an area of 3.524 km2. Its built-up area is continuous with those of Athens and the neighbouring suburbs. It is the second-most densely populated municipality in Greece, following Kallithea. The main thoroughfare is Andrea Syngrou Avenue, which forms the northwestern border of the municipality and connects it with central Athens and the coast.
Sporting teams
The sport clubs based in Nea Smyrni are Panionios G.S.S., multisport club founded in Smyrna, in 1890 and AONS Milon, multisport club founded in 1928.
Sites of interest
Notable people
Twin towns – sister cities
Sisian, Armenia (since 2004)