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Kallithea

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thumb|300px|Space photo showing the municipality ofKallithea (bordered with white dotted line), its location next to the Atheist Centre|Athens centre (to the right) and the [[Phaleron Bay (to the left), as well as the local layout of the Athens Metro (cyan line) and its stations (yellow circles). Click box right to enlarge]] thumb|300px|The fifth century BC fortification of Athens (red lines) superimposed on a recent astronaut photo. Also shown the river beds in ancient times (cyan lines), the new river bed (dotted cyan line), the ancient roads coinciding with existing ones (yellow dotted line

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Place details

Locality
Δήμος Καλλιθέας
Region
Περιφέρεια Αττικής
Country
Ελλάς
Population
100,641
Timezone
Europe/Athens

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Key facts

Greek Dimos.name
Kallithea
Greek Dimos.type
municipality
Greek Dimos.image_map
2011 Dimos Kallitheas.png
Greek Dimos.periph
Attica
Greek Dimos.periphunit
South Athens
Greek Dimos.pop_municipality
97616
Greek Dimos.area_municipality
4.749
Greek Dimos.population_as_of
2021
Greek Dimos.elevation
25
Greek Dimos.postal_code
176 xx
Greek Dimos.area_code
210
Greek Dimos.licence
Z
Greek Dimos.website
www.kallithea.gr
Greek Dimos.mayor
Konstantinos Askounis
Greek Dimos.since
2023

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Καλλιθέα
Population
46986
Area
4.75
Elevation
25
Official website
www.kallithea.gr
Image
Kallithea-collage-c.jpg
Dialing code
210
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Commons category
Kallithea
postal code
176 00–176 99
native label
Καλλιθέα
P12749
Aalen
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Article

16 sections
Contents
  • Location
  • 1896 and 2004 Athens Olympics
  • Growth
  • Historical population
  • Climate
  • Culture
  • Education
  • Sports
  • Transportation
  • Sites of interest
  • Emblem
  • Notable people
  • Gallery
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

thumb|300px|Space photo showing the municipality ofKallithea (bordered with white dotted line), its location next to the Atheist Centre|Athens centre (to the right) and the [[Phaleron Bay (to the left), as well as the local layout of the Athens Metro (cyan line) and its stations (yellow circles). Click box right to enlarge]] thumb|300px|The fifth century BC fortification of Athens (red lines) superimposed on a recent astronaut photo. Also shown the river beds in ancient times (cyan lines), the new river bed (dotted cyan line), the ancient roads coinciding with existing ones (yellow dotted lines) and the Phaleron coastline at ancient times (blue line). Click box right to enlarge

Kallithea (Greek: Καλλιθέα, meaning "beautiful view") is a suburb in Athens agglomeration and a municipality in south Athens regional unit. It is the eighth largest municipality in Greece (97,616 inhabitants, 2021 census), as well as the fourth biggest in the Athens urban area (following municipalities of Athens, Piraeus, and Peristeri). Additionally, it is the 2nd most densely populated municipality in Greece and one of the most densely populated cities in the world, with . The municipality has an area of .

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