Cholargos

Also known as Cholargós

Cholargos (, also: Holargos) is a town and a suburb in the Athens urban area, Greece, located northeast of the Athens city proper and about away from Syntagma Square. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Papagou-Cholargos, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 3.950 km2. The main thoroughfare is Mesogeion Avenue, which connects Cholargos with central Athens and the A6 motorway.

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Place details

Locality: Δημοτική Ενότητα Χολαργού
Region: Περιφέρεια Αττικής
Country: Ελλάς
Population: 30,840
Timezone: Europe/Athens

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Key facts

Greek Dimos.name: Ηolargos
Greek Dimos.name_local: Χολαργός
Greek Dimos.type: municipal unit
Greek Dimos.image_map: DE Cholargou.svg
Greek Dimos.map_caption: Location within North Athens regional unit
Greek Dimos.periph: Attica
Greek Dimos.periphunit: North Athens
Greek Dimos.municipality: Papagou-Cholargos
Greek Dimos.pop_municunit: 31304
Greek Dimos.population_as_of: 2021
Greek Dimos.area_municunit: 3.950
Greek Dimos.elevation: 202
Greek Dimos.postal_code: 155 61, 155 62
Greek Dimos.area_code: 210 65
Greek Dimos.licence: I, Y, Z

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Wikidata facts

Population: 2775
Area: 3.950
Elevation: 219
Image: Αισθητική Πόλης χολαργού Greece.jpg
Dialing code: 210

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postal code: 155 62
Commons category: Cholargos
native label: Χολαργός

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Historical population
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Cholargos was the name of a deme of ancient Attica. The most prominent citizen of ancient Cholargos was Pericles. Cholargos was part of the community of Chalandri until 1933, when it became a separate community. It became a municipality in 1963.