Megara Μέγαρα
Location
Coordinates	38°00′N 23°20′E / 38, 23.333Coordinates: 38°00′N 23°20′E / 38, 23.333
Time zone:	EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)
Elevation (center):	4 m (13 ft)
Government
Country:	Greece
Periphery:	Attica
Prefecture:	West Attica
Districts:	1
Mayor:	Dimitrios 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 West Attica is one of the Prefectures of Greece. It is part of the periphery of Attica. Districts are a type of Administrative division, in some countries managed by a Local government. 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 Stratiotis
Population statistics (as of 2001[1])
City Proper
- Population:	28,195
- Area:[2]	322. 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. 210 km² (124 sq mi)
- Density:	88 /km² (227 /sq mi)
Codes
Postal:	191 00
Area:	22960
Website
www.megara.gr

Megara (Greek: Μέγαρα, "Big Houses") is an ancient city (pop. 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 (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly 23,032 in 2001) in Attica, Greece. Attica (Αττική Attikí;) is a periphery (subdivision in Greece, containing Athens, the capital of Greece Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία It lies in the northern section of the Isthmus of Corinth opposite the island of Salamis, which belonged to Megara in archaic times, before being taken by Athens. Salamis ( Greek, Modern: Σαλαμίνα Salamína, Ancient / Katharevousa: Σαλαμίς Salamís) is the largest Megara was one of the four districts of Attica, embodied in the four mythic sons of King Pandion II, of whom Nisos was the ruler of Megara. In Greek mythology, Pandion II (Πανδίων Β' was son and heir of Cecrops II, King of Athens. In Greek mythology, Nisos (Nisus was the King of Megara, and one of the four sons of Pandion II, King of Athens. Megara was also a trade port, its people using their ships and wealth as a way to gain leverage on armies of neighboring polises. It possessed two harbors, Pegae, to the west on the Corinthian Gulf and Nisaea, to the east on the Saronic Gulf of the Aegean Sea. The Gulf of Corinth or the Corinthian Gulf is a deep inlet of the Ionian Sea separating the Peloponnese from western mainland Greece. The Saronic Gulf ( Greek: Σαρωνικός κόλπος Saronikós kólpos) or Gulf of Aegina in Greece forms part of the

Contents 1 Early history 2 Geography 3 Towns and villages 4 Historical population 5 Notable people 6 Notes 7 See also

Early history

In historical times, Megara was early a dependency of Corinth, in which capacity colonists from Megara founded Megara Hyblaea, a small polis north of Syracuse in Sicily. Megara Hyblaea ( Greek:) &ndash perhaps identical with Hybla Major &ndash is the name of an ancient Greek colony in Sicily, situated near Syracuse (Siracusa Sicilian: Sarausa, Classical Greek: / transliterated Syrakousai) is a historic City in Megara then fought a war of independence with Corinth, and afterwards founded (c. 667 BC) Byzantium, as well as Chalcedon. Events and trends 669 BC: Ashurbanipal succeeds his father Esarhaddon as king of Assyria. This article is about the city See also Byzantine Empire. Byzantium ( Greek: Βυζάντιον Latin: la BYZANTIVM For the Ecumenical Council of 451 see Council of Chalcedon; For the religious/political organization see Chalcedon Foundation. Megara was known for its money in historical times.

In the Peloponnesian War (c. 431 BC-404 BC), Megara was an ally of Sparta. Events By place Greece Athens enters into an alliance with King Sitalkes of Thrace, after Nymphodorus an influential Athenian Events By place Greece The Athenian leader Cleophon continues to urge resistance against the Peloponnesians but the situation The city of Sparta ( Doric Σπάρτα Attic Σπάρτη The Megarian decree is considered to be one of several contributing "causes" of the Peloponnesian War. The Megarian Decree was a set of Economic sanctions levied upon Megara circa 432 BC by the Athenian Empire shortly before the outbreak of the ^[3]

The most famous citizen of Megara in antiquity was Byzas, the legendary founder of Byzantium in the 7th century BC. In Greek legend Byzas ( Greek Βύζας Βύζαντας was the eponymous founder of Byzantium ( Greek Βυζάντιον the city later This article is about the city See also Byzantine Empire. Byzantium ( Greek: Βυζάντιον Latin: la BYZANTIVM The 7th century BC started the first day of 700 BC and ended the last day of 601 BC. The 6th century BC poet Theognis also came from Megara. The 6th century BC started the first day of 600 BC and ended the last day of 501 BC. Theognis of Megara (fl 6th century BC was an ancient Greek Poet. In the early 4th century BC, Euclid of Megara founded the Megarian school of philosophy which flourished for about a century, and became famous for the use of logic and dialectic. The 4th century BC started the first day of 400 BC and ended the last day of 301 BC. Euclid of Megara, a Greek Socratic Philosopher who lived around 400 BC founded the Megarian school of philosophy. The Megarian school of philosophy was founded by Euclides of Megara, one of the pupils of Socrates. Logic is the study of the principles of valid demonstration and Inference. In classical Philosophy, dialectic (διαλεκτική is controversy the exchange of arguments and counter-arguments respectively advocating Propositions

The Megarans were proverbial for their generosity in building and endowing temples. Jerome reports "There is a common saying about the Megarians […:] 'They build as if they are to live forever; they live as if they are to die tomorrow. Jerome (c 347 – September 30, 420) ( Latin: Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus; Εὐσέβιος Σωφρόνιος Ἱερώνυμος '"^[4]

Geography

A population of 28,195 live within the municipality. This is a complete list of the municipalities and communities of Greece, ordered by prefecture. It is located 42 km WNW of Athens in the southwestern part of West Attica Prefecture, and is linked by a highway connecting the Peloponnese, Western Greece, and Athens. West Attica is one of the Prefectures of Greece. It is part of the periphery of Attica. Greek National Road 8A, sometimes Greek National Road 8 is a toll road running from Kifissou avenue in Athens up to the northeast of Patras. It is now linked by a high-speed rail line suburban railway. Proastiakós ( Greek: Προαστιακός meaning "Suburban" from ancient Greek "pro + asty (προ-άστυ" meaning "towards the city" Megara lies in the Megaris plain. This is also the ancient Greek name of a small island off Naples, site of the Castel dell'Ovo. It has the largest land area of any municipality in the Attica periphery, and the largest population in West Attica. Agriculture used to dominate before housing began to expand in Megara in the 1960s and the 1970s.

3 km south of Megara is a small community called Pachi, which is famous for its fish tavernas and is visited by people from all over Greece. Nea Peramos is the neighboring city to the east of Megara and Kakia Skala to the west of Megara. Nea Peramos (Νέα Πέραμος is a suburb in the west northwestern part of Athens, Greece. There is a military airport to the south. South of Megara is the Gulf of Megara. The largest other towns in the municipality are Kinéta (pop. 1,972), Spárta (712), Vlycháda (694), and Aigeiroúses (479). The municipality is unusual for one its geographical size, in that it has only one municipal district, the third-largest in Greece (after the Sílis district in Paranesti and the Mikró Déreio district in Orfeas) if Mount Athos is not counted. Paranesti (Παρανέστι is a municipality in the Rhodope Mountains of northeastern Drama Prefecture, Greece. Orfeas (Ορφέας named after the mythical musician Orpheus, is the third-largest municipality in Greece (after Kato Nevrokopi and Paranesti) Mount Athos (Όρος Άθως is a mountain on the Peninsula of the same name in Macedonia, of northern Greece, called in Greek Άγιον There are, however, 14 towns or villages in the municipality.

Towns and villages

• Lîchymaniõ

Historical population

Year	Town population	Change	Municipal population	Density
1971	17,584	-	-	-
1981	20,814	+3230/+16. Kineta is also a place in Côte d'Ivoire, see Kineta Côte d'Ivoire Kineta (Κινέτα is a suburban town located 52 km W of downtown Athens Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 7%	21,245	73. 4/km²
1991	20,403	-411/-1. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. 97%	25,061	77. 8/km²
2001	23,032	+2,629/+12. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. 89%	28,195	87. 5/km²

Notable people

See also: Category:Ancient Megarians

• Byzas, (7th century BC), founder of Byzantium
• Theognis of Megara, (6th century BC), elegiac poet
• Eupalinos, (6th century BC), engineer who built the Tunnel of Eupalinos on Samos
• Theagenes, (c. In Greek legend Byzas ( Greek Βύζας Βύζαντας was the eponymous founder of Byzantium ( Greek Βυζάντιον the city later The 7th century BC started the first day of 700 BC and ended the last day of 601 BC. This article is about the city See also Byzantine Empire. Byzantium ( Greek: Βυζάντιον Latin: la BYZANTIVM Theognis of Megara (fl 6th century BC was an ancient Greek Poet. The 6th century BC started the first day of 600 BC and ended the last day of 501 BC. Elegiac refers either to those compositions that are like elegies or to a specific poetic meter used in Classical elegies Eupalinos (or Eupalinus) of Megara, was an Ancient Greek Engineer who built the Tunnel of Eupalinos on Samos Island The 6th century BC started the first day of 600 BC and ended the last day of 501 BC. An engineer is a person professionally engaged in a field of Engineering. The Tunnel of Eupalinos or Eupalinian aqueduct (in Greek gr ''Efpalinion orygma'' Ευπαλίνιον όρυγμα is a tunnel of 1036 m length in Samos, Samos (Σάμος is a Greek island in the North Aegean Sea, south of Chios, north of Patmos and the Dodecanese, and off There are merely a few references to the life of Theagenes of Megara amongst the ancient authors which makes outlining a vague biography almost impossible 500 BC), Tyrant of Megara
• Euclid of Megara, (c. Euclid of Megara, a Greek Socratic Philosopher who lived around 400 BC founded the Megarian school of philosophy. 400 BC), founder of the Megarian school of philosophy
• Stilpo, (c. Events By place Persian Empire Artaxerxes II King of Persia appoints Tissaphernes to take over all the districts in The Megarian school of philosophy was founded by Euclides of Megara, one of the pupils of Socrates. Stilpo ( Greek: Στίλπων Greek Philosopher of the Megarian school (lived c 325 BC), philosopher of the Megarian school

Notes

See also

• Communities of Attica
• List of traditional Greek place names

Jerome (c 347 – September 30, 420) ( Latin: Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus; Εὐσέβιος Σωφρόνιος Ἱερώνυμος This is a list of settlements in the periphery of Attica, Greece. This is a list of Greek place names. That is a list of the names of places as they exist in the Greek language.

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