Agia Varvara (, meaning Saint Barbara) is a suburban town in the western part of the Athens agglomeration in

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 ...

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and a municipality in the West Athens regional unit.

Geography And Demographics

Agia Varvara is situated east of the mountain Aigaleo (Greek: Αιγάλεω). It is west of central

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 ...

. The municipality has an area of 2.425 km². It is served by the Agia Varvara and Agia Marina stations on Line 3 of the Athens Metro. In terms of academic institutions, the area contains 2 campuses of West Attica University which in total includes approx 60,000 students according to 2023.

Historical population

References

{{Authority control Municipalities of Attica Populated places in West Athens (regional unit)