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| Time zone: | EET/EEST (UTC+2/3) |
| Elevation (center): | 186 m (610 ft) |
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| Country: | Greece |
| Periphery: | Attica |
| Prefecture: | East Attica |
| Mayor: | Panagiótis G. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Eastern European Time ( EET) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. Eastern European Summer Time ( EEST) is one of the names of UTC+3 Time zone, 3 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time UTC+3 is used in the following locations Moscow Time Eastern European Summer Time West Asian Summer Time The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία The peripheries ( Περιφέρειες) are the official regional Administrative divisions of Greece. Attica (Αττική Attikí;) is a periphery (subdivision in Greece, containing Athens, the capital of Greece Greece consists of 13 administrative regions known as Peripheries of Greece, which are further subdivided into 3 super-prefectures and 54 prefectures or nomes East Attica is one of the Prefectures of Greece. It is part of the periphery of Attica. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government Fotiádis |
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| - Population: | 75,341 |
| - Area:[2] | 104. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 307 km² (40 sq mi) |
| - Density: | 722 /km² (1,871 /sq mi) |
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| Postal: | 136 xx |
| Area: | 210 |
| Auto: | Z |
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Acharnes (Greek: Αχαρνές, Ancient/Katharevousa: Αχαρναί) is a suburb of Athens also known as Menidi (Μενίδι). The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume The Greek Postal code system is is administered by ELTA (Ελληνικά Ταχυδρομεία Hellenic Post) This is a list of dialing codes in Greece. The first digit represents type of service Greek Vehicle registration plates are composed of three letters and four digits per plate (e Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly Katharevousa (Καθαρεύουσα, lit "the purified one" is a form of the Greek language conceived in the early 19th century by Greek intellectual South San Jose (cropjpg||thumb|A suburban development in San Jose California. Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's It is the most populous municipality in East Attica Prefecture. East Attica is one of the Prefectures of Greece. It is part of the periphery of Attica. Much of the area north of the area are the forested Parnitha ranges and the parkland. Mount Parnitha ( Greek, modern Πάρνηθα ancient/ Katharevousa: -is sometimes Parnetha) older forms Parnes, Parnis The municipality is north of the Megali Daktylo or the Large Fingernail.
In ancient times when it was the deme Acharnae, many of its residents were charcoal peddlers, a fact which is put to comic use by Aristophanes in his play The Acharnians. Ancient Greece, a deme ( δῆμος) was a subdivision of Attica, the region of Greece surrounding Athens. Acharnae was the largest Deme of ancient Attica; it was located in the northwest part of the Attic plain south of Mt Charcoal' is the blackish residue consisting of impure Carbon obtained by removing water and other volatile constituents from Animal and Vegetation Aristophanes (Ἀριστοφάνης ˌærɪˈstɒfəniːz in English ca The Acharnians ( Ancient Greek: / Akharneĩs) is an Old Comedy by the Athenian playwright Aristophanes. Today it is a working-class neighborhood. It is located about 10 km due north of Athens.
Acharnés has schools, a lyceum, a gymnasium, banks, a post office and squares. The only other town in the municipality is Párnis, which dropped in population from 300 inhabitants in 1991 to only 12 inhabitants in 2001. On 7 September 1999, it was very close to the epicenter of a devastating 1999 Athens earthquake which resulted in significant destruction to Acharnes and the greater Athens area. Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The epicenter or epicentre is the point on the Earth 's surface that is directly above the Hypocenter or focus the point where an Earthquake The 1999 Athens earthquake, registering a moment magnitude of 5 Enclaved within the municipality is the Community of Thrakomakedones. Thrakomakedones ( Greek: Θρακομακεδόνες from Thrace and Macedonia) is a suburb in the northern part of Athens, Greece
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Communities
Historical population
| Year | Communal population | Change | Municipal population |
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| 1981 | 41,068 | - | - |
| 1991 | 59,658 | 18,590/45. Varybombi (Βαρυμπόμπη is a suburban community located about 20 km N of Athens via the nearest interchange (17th km with GR-1 / E75. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. 27% | 61,352 |
Sporting teams
- Acharnaikos - third division
External links
- Coordinates:
| North: Avlona | Northeast: Malakasa | |
| West: Fyli, Ano Liosia and Zefyri | Acharnae / Acharnai Thrakomakedones | East: Afidnes (commune), Kryoneri, Nea Erythraia and Kifissia |
| South: Agioi Anargyroi and Nea Filadelfeia | Southeast: Metamorfosi |
See also
AO Acharnaikos (Greek ΑΟ Αχαρναϊκός is a football club based in Acharnes (also Menidi Athens, Greece. Avlona (Greek Αυλώνα former Kakosalesi (Greek Κακοσάλεσι Latin and older form Aulon (Ancient Greek Αυλών is a town and municipality Malakasa (Greek Μαλακάσα older form Malakasas is a Greek town (pop Fyli or Fili (Φυλή Latin and ancient form Phyle, also with the second i accented is a suburb in the northwestern part of Athens, Greece Ano Liosia or Ano Liossia (Άνω Λιόσια is a suburb in the northwestern part of Athens, Greece. Zefyri or Zefiri, ( Greek, Modern Ζεφύρι Ancient/ Katharevousa: -on older forms Zefyrion, Zefirio or Zefirion, Thrakomakedones ( Greek: Θρακομακεδόνες from Thrace and Macedonia) is a suburb in the northern part of Athens, Greece Afidnes (Greek Modern Αφιδνές Ancient/Katharevoussa Αφίδναι older forms Afidnai, Afidne, Latin Aphidnae is a suburb in Attica Kryoneri (Greek Modern Κρυονέρι Ancient/Katharevousa -on, meaning "cold water" in Modern Greek) is a community of the Greek prefecture Nea Erythraia (Νέα Ερυθραία is a suburb in the northeastern part of Athens, Greece. Kifissia ( Greek, Modern Κηφισιά Katharevousa: Κηφισσιά Ancient form/ Latin: Cephissia or Kifisia is one of the more Agioi Anargyroi ( Greek: «Άγιοι Ανάργυροι» "The Holy Unmercenaries" i Overview Nea Filadelfeia or Nea Filadelfia ( Greek: Νέα Φιλαδέλφεια meaning New Philadelphia) is a suburb in the northern part Metamorfosi or Metamorfossi ( Greek: Μεταμόρφωση which means "transformation" older form Metamorfosis and Metamorfossis This is a complete list of the municipalities and communities of Greece, ordered by prefecture.Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic