Perama

Perama () is a coastal town and a suburb of Piraeus. It belongs to the Piraeus regional unit and is the southwestern limit of Athens urban area. It lies on the southwest edge of the Aegaleo mountains, on the Saronic Gulf coast. It is 8 km northwest of Piraeus, and 14 km west of the center of Athens. The municipality has an area of 14.729 km2. It forms the western terminus of the Port of Piraeus, and there is also a passenger port that provides ferry services to Salamis Island.

Key facts

Greek Dimos.name: Perama
Greek Dimos.name_local: Πέραμα
Greek Dimos.type: municipality
Greek Dimos.image_map: 2011 Dimos Peramatos.png
Greek Dimos.periph: Attica
Greek Dimos.periphunit: Piraeus
Greek Dimos.pop_municipality: 25628
Greek Dimos.area_municipality: 14.729
Greek Dimos.population_as_of: 2021
Greek Dimos.elevation: 5
Greek Dimos.postal_code: 188 63
Greek Dimos.area_code: 210
Greek Dimos.licence: Z
Greek Dimos.website: www.perama.gr
Greek Dimos.image_skyline: perama.JPG
Greek Dimos.caption_skyline: Ships at Perama
Greek Dimos.mayor: Ioannis Lagoudakos
Greek Dimos.since: 2023

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Wikidata facts

Population: 4900
Elevation: 5
Official website: www.perama.gr
Image: Holy Fathers monastery in Perama 1.jpg
Dialing code: 210

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postal code: 188 63
Commons category: Perama
native label: Πέραμα

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The name Perama comes from the Greek word "perasma" which means "passage". Perama has a secondary soccer team named Peramaikos. The Battle of Salamis which took place in 480BC was located between the Salamis island and the mainland, part of which included Perama.