| Acharnes Αχαρνές |
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| Location | |
  Acharnes
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| Coordinates | 38°5′N 23°44′E / 38.083°N 23.733°ECoordinates: 38°5′N 23°44′E / 38.083°N 23.733°E |
| Government | |
| Country: | Greece |
| Periphery: | Attica |
| Prefecture: | East Attica |
| Mayor: | Panagiótis G. Fotiádis |
| Population statistics (as of 2001[1]) | |
| City | |
| - Population: | 75,341 |
| - Area: | 104.307 km2 (40 sq mi) |
| - Density: | 722 /km2 (1,871 /sq mi) |
| Other | |
| Time zone: | EET/EEST (UTC+2/3) |
| Elevation (center): | 186 m (610 ft) |
| Postal: | 136 xx |
| Telephone: | 210 |
| Auto: | Z |
| Website | |
| www.acharnes.gr | |
Acharnes (Greek: Αχαρνές, Ancient/Katharevousa: Αχαρναί) is a suburb of Athens also known as Menidi (Μενίδι). It is the most populous municipality in East Attica Prefecture. Much of the area north of the area are the forested Parnitha ranges and the parkland. The municipality is north of the Megali Daktylo or the Large Fingernail.
In ancient times when it was the deme Acharnae, many of its residents were charcoal peddlers, a fact which is put to comic use by Aristophanes in his play The Acharnians. Today it is a working-class neighborhood. It is located about 10 km due north of Athens.
Acharnes has schools, a lyceum, a gymnasium, a post office, banks as well as an Archaeological and a Folk Art Museum both of which are housed in a neoclassical building in the main square. The only other town in the municipality is Parnis, which dropped in population from 300 inhabitants in 1991 to only 12 inhabitants in 2001. On 7 September 1999, during the devastationg 1999 Athens earthquake significant destruction happened to Acharnes, being very close to the epicenter, as well as to the greater Athens area. Enclaved within the municipality is the Community of Thrakomakedones.
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Communities
Historical population
| Year | Communal population | Change | Municipal population |
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| 1981 | 41,068 | - | - |
| 1991 | 59,658 | 18,590/45.27% | 61,352 |
Sporting teams
- Acharnaikos - third division
| North: Avlona | Northeast: Malakasa | |
| West: Fyli, Ano Liosia and Zefyri | Acharnae / Acharnai Thrakomakedones | East: Afidnes (commune), Kryoneri, Nea Erythraia and Kifissia |
| South: Agioi Anargyroi and Nea Filadelfeia | Southeast: Metamorfosi |
References
- ^ "Δείτε τη Διοικητική Διαίρεση" (in Greek). Hellenic Interior Ministry. www.ypes.gr. http://www.ypes.gr/UserFiles/f0ff9297-f516-40ff-a70e-eca84e2ec9b9/D_diairesi.xls. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
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