Ilioupoli

Ilioupoli Ηλιούπολη
Ilioupoli
Coordinates: 37°56′N 23°45′E / 37.933°N 23.750°ECoordinates: 37°56′N 23°45′E / 37.933°N 23.750°E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Attica
Regional unit	Central Athens
Area
• Municipality	12.724 km^2 (4.913 sq mi)
Elevation	150 m (490 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
• Municipality	78,153
• Municipality density	6,100/km^2 (16,000/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	163 xx
Area code(s)	210
Vehicle registration	Z
Website	www.ilioupoli.gr

Ilioupoli (Greek: Ηλιούπολη, lit. "Sun City") is a suburban municipality in the southeastern part of the Athens metropolitan area, Greece. Its name is the modern form of the ancient name of Heliopolis in Egypt. Development of Ilioupoli started around 1924, when Greek refugees from Asia Minor settled there. Ilioupoli is twinned with Novi Sad (Serbia) and Larnaca (Cyprus).^[2]

Geography

Ilioupoli is 6 km (4 mi) southeast of Athens city centre. The municipality has an area of 12.724 km².^[3] It lies at the western foot of the forested Hymettus mountain, which covers the eastern half of the municipality. Its built-up area is continuous with those of neighbouring suburbs Ymittos, Agios Dimitrios, Alimos and Argyroupoli. The main thoroughfares are Vouliagmenis Avenue, which connects Ilioupoli with central Athens, and Venizelou Avenue, which connects with Motorway 64. Ilioupoli station is served by Line 2 of the Athens Metro. Ilioupoli is also linked by bus to downtown Athens (OASA 237 line), to Glyfada (OASA 140 line) and Piraeus (OASA 218 line).

Ilioupoli is subdivided into 11 quarters: Agia Marina, Agia Mavra, Agia Paraskevi, Agios Konstantinos-Kanaria, Ano Ilioupoli, Astynomika-Panorama, Kato Ilioupoli, Kentro, Nisaki, Typografika and Chalikaki. Ilioupoli has an uncommon street plan, characterised by 5 sets of concentric circular or oval streets.

Historical population

Year	Population
1981	69,560
1991	75,037
2001	75,904
2011	78,153

Landmarks

• Anapsiktirio "Demetrios Kintis"
• Plateia Iroon (Iroon Square)
• Koimisi tis Theotokou Church
• Kentriki Plateia (Central Square)
• The Stouggaris Building (Sophia the fox, big one)
• Plateia Kanaria (Kanaria Square)
• Plateia Flemingk (Fleming Square)

Sports

Ilioupoli is the seat of the clubs Charavgiakos, club founded in 1949 and Ilioupoli F.C., club founded in 1953.

Sport clubs based in Ilioupoli
Club	Founded	Sports	Achievements
Charavgiakos	1949	Football , Basketball	Earlier presence in Beta Ethniki, in football
GS Ilioupoli	1953	Football , Basketball, Volleyball, Water Polo and other sports	Earlier presence in Beta Ethniki in football, presence in A1 Ethniki in Women's Volleyball and Men's Water Polo

References

Notes

1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
2. Greek Travel Pages: Ilioupoli
3. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.

External links

• Official website (Greek)
• Europe/Greece/Attica/Attiki/Ilioupoli/ Photos of Ilioupoli
• http://www.cityofilioupolis.gr/ (in Greek)
• Ilioupoli's online shopping guide (Greek)