Metamorfosi (Greek: Μεταμόρφωση, romanized: Metamórfosi, lit. 'transfiguration'; before 1957: Koukouvaounes[2] (Greek: Κουκουβάουνες, romanized: Koukouváounes) is a suburb in the northern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece, and a municipality of the Attica region.
Metamorfosi
Μεταμόρφωση | |
|---|---|
  Metamorfosi Location within the region  | |
| Coordinates: 38°3′N 23°45′E / 38.050°N 23.750°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Attica |
| Regional unit | North Athens |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Stratos Saraoudas |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 5.502 km2 (2.124 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 170 m (560 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipality | 30,174 |
| • Density | 5,500/km2 (14,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 144 5x |
| Area code(s) | 210 |
| Vehicle registration | Z |
| Website | www |
Geography edit
Metamorfosi is situated east of the small river Kifisos, 9 km north of Athens city centre. The municipality has an area of 5.502 km2.[3] The built-up area of Metamorfosi is continuous with those of the neighbouring suburbs Lykovrysi, Irakleio and Nea Filadelfeia. Motorway 1 and Motorway 6 intersect in Metamorfosi. The town is served by a Proastiakos suburban railway station.
Historical population edit
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 17,840 |
| 1991 | 21,052 |
| 2001 | 26,448 |
| 2011 | 29,891 |
| 2021 | 30,174 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Πανδέκτης: Koukouvaounai -- Metamorfosis". pandektis.ekt.gr. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
- ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Metamorfosi.
- City of Metamorfosi official website (in Greek)