West Attica () is one of the
regional units of Greece
The 74 regional units of Greece (, ; singular , ) are the country's third-level administrative units (counting decentralized administrations as first-level). They are subdivisions of the country's 13 regions, and are further divided into munici ...
. It is part of the
region
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of
Attica
Attica (, ''Attikḗ'' (Ancient Greek) or , or ), or the Attic Peninsula, is a historical region that encompasses the entire Athens metropolitan area, which consists of the city of Athens, the capital city, capital of Greece and the core cit ...
. The regional unit covers the western part of the agglomeration of
Athens
Athens ( ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Greece, largest city of Greece. A significant coastal urban area in the Mediterranean, Athens is also the capital of the Attica (region), Attica region and is the southe ...
, and the area to its west.
Administration
The regional unit West Attica is subdivided into 5 municipalities. These are (number as in the map in the infobox):
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Aspropyrgos
Aspropyrgos (, ) is a western suburb, in the Athens metropolitan area and a municipality in the West Attica regional unit in the Thriasio Plain, Attica, Greece. The municipality had a population of 31,381 at the 2021 census. It has an area of 1 ...
(2)
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Elefsina (1)
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Fyli (5)
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Mandra-Eidyllia (3)
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Megara
Megara (; , ) is a historic town and a municipality in West Attica, Greece. It lies in the northern section of the Isthmus of Corinth opposite the island of Salamis Island, Salamis, which belonged to Megara in archaic times, before being taken ...
(4)
With respect to parliamentary elections West Attica belongs to the
electoral district of Attica.
Prefecture
As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the regional unit West Attica was created out of the former
prefecture
A prefecture (from the Latin word, "''praefectura"'') is an administrative jurisdiction traditionally governed by an appointed prefect. This can be a regional or local government subdivision in various countries, or a subdivision in certain inter ...
West Attica (). The prefecture had the same territory as the present regional unit. At the same time, the municipalities were reorganised, according to the table below.
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Provinces
There were two provinces
A province is an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman , which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions outside Italy. The term ''provi ...
in the prefecture of West Attica: Megarida, and the Attica Province (most of which was part of East Attica).[ ] They were abolished in 2006.
See also
* List of settlements in Attica
This is a list of settlements in the region of Attica, Greece.
Mainland Attica
* Acharnes
* Afidnes
* Agia Paraskevi
* Agia Varvara
* Agioi Anargyroi
* Agios Dimitrios
* Agios Ioannis Rentis
* Agios Konstantinos
* Agios Stefanos
* Aig ...
References
External links
Official website
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News and information
{{Prefectures of Greece
Regional units of Attica
Prefectures of Greece