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Two thirds of the Greek people live in
The lowest level of census-designated places in
1 a suburb of the Athens urban area, in
2 a suburb of the
3 a suburb that belongs to Piraeus regional unit (''Greater Piraeus''), which is part of the Athens urban area.
4 a suburb of Athens' metropolitan area
5 a suburb of Thessaloniki's metropolitan area
6 a municipal unit of the Volos urban area, in
7 a municipal unit of the Heraklion urban area, in Heraklion's agglomeration/ conurbation.
8 the core unit of Patras agglomeration/ conurbation with population of 273,984
* The settlement (CDP) of
* The settlement (CDP) of
Greek city guides
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urban area
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s. Greece's largest metropolitan centers and most influential urban areas are those of Athens
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and Thessaloniki
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, with metropolitan populations of approximately four million and one million inhabitants respectively. The third-largest-city is Patras, with a metropolitan area of 273,984 inhabitants. The table below, using the Publication of Revised 2011 Census Tables about the final population, lists the largest cities in Greece
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, by population size and staff of 750.
Census-designated places
The lowest level of census-designated places in Greece
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are called ''oikismoi'' ( settlements) and are the smallest continuous built-up areas with a toponym
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designated for the census. Although some urban CDPs form individual cities and towns (labeled in bold) the majority of them do not. They are either what make up the central districts, or suburbs (''italicized''), contained within the wider urban and metropolitan areas of Athens
Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...
and Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki (; el, Θεσσαλονίκη, , also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece, with over one million inhabitants in its metropolitan area, and the capital of the geographic region of ...
.
The list below presents every settlement (CDP) that is urban, with a population of more than 10,000 de jure (permanent) residents, using data collected from the 2011 census.
Explanation of the superscript numbers:1 a suburb of the Athens urban area, in
Athens
Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...
’ agglomeration/ conurbation 2 a suburb of the
Thessaloniki urban area
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, in Thessaloniki’s agglomeration/ conurbation3 a suburb that belongs to Piraeus regional unit (''Greater Piraeus''), which is part of the Athens urban area.
4 a suburb of Athens' metropolitan area
5 a suburb of Thessaloniki's metropolitan area
6 a municipal unit of the Volos urban area, in
Volos
Volos ( el, Βόλος ) is a coastal port city in Thessaly situated midway on the Greek mainland, about north of Athens and south of Thessaloniki. It is the sixth most populous city of Greece, and the capital of the Magnesia regional unit ...
' agglomeration/ conurbation7 a municipal unit of the Heraklion urban area, in Heraklion's agglomeration/ conurbation.
8 the core unit of Patras agglomeration/ conurbation with population of 273,984
* The settlement (CDP) of
Athens
Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...
is the central district of the Athens urban area.* The settlement (CDP) of
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki (; el, Θεσσαλονίκη, , also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece, with over one million inhabitants in its metropolitan area, and the capital of the geographic region of ...
is the central district of the Thessaloniki urban area
The Thessaloniki metropolitan area or larger urban zone (LUZ) is the complete area covered and directly influenced by Thessaloniki. The metropolitan area traditionally consisted of the municipality of Thessaloniki and its immediate surroundings, w ...
.
See also
*Alphabetical list of municipalities and communities in Greece
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* List of ancient Greek cities
*List of cities
This is a list of lists of places:
Cities proper
* List of largest cities
* Lists of cities by country
* List of cities by continent (or continental region)
** Lists of cities in Africa
** Lists of cities in Asia
** Lists of cities in Central A ...
*List of cities in Europe
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European Union
* List of cities in the European Union by ...
References
External links
*Greek city guides
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Cities
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Greece
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