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West Athens (regional unit)

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Country
  
Greece

Area
  
66.7 km²

Region
  
Attica

Population
  
489,675 (2011)

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Colleges and Universities
  
Technological Educational Institute of Athens, Technological Educational Institute of Piraeus

Team
  
Peristeri Women's Basketball

Points of interest
  
Byzantine and Christian, Cephissus, Daphni Monastery, Diomidous Botanical Garden, Environmental Awareness Park

West Athens (Greek: Περιφερειακή ενότητα Δυτικού Τομέα Αθηνών) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Attica. The regional unit covers the west-central part of the agglomeration of Athens.

Contents

Map of Ditikos Tomeas Athinon, Greece

Administration

As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the regional unit West Athens was created out of part of the former Athens Prefecture. It is subdivided into 7 municipalities. These are (number as in the map in the infobox):

  • Agia Varvara (2)
  • Agioi Anargyroi-Kamatero (5)
  • Aigaleo (6)
  • Chaidari (34)
  • Ilion (18)
  • Peristeri (30)
  • Petroupoli (31)
  • References

    West Athens (regional unit) Wikipedia