North Athens (regional unit)

Regional unit in Greece

North Athens Περιφερειακή ενότητα Βορείου Τομέα Αθηνών
Regional unit
Municipalities of North Athens
38°05′N 23°49′E / 38.083°N 23.817°E / 38.083; 23.817
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Attica
Seat	Kifisia
Area
• Total	140.7 km² (54.3 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Total	601,163
• Density	4,300/km² (11,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	14x xx, 15x xx
Area code(s)	210

North Athens (Greek: Βόρειος Τομέας Αθηνών) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Attica. The regional unit covers the northeast-central part of the agglomeration of Athens.

Administration

As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the regional unit North Athens was created out of part of the former Athens Prefecture. It is subdivided into 12 municipalities. These are (number as in the map in the infobox):^[2]

Agia Paraskevi (2)
Amarousio (1)
Chalandri (3)
Filothei-Psychiko (4)
Irakleio (5)
Kifisia (6)
Lykovrysi-Pefki (7)
Metamorfosi (8)
Nea Ionia (9)
Papagou-Cholargos (10)
Penteli (11)
Vrilissia (12)

References

^ "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.
^ "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.