Papagou ( or Παπάγος ''Papagos'') is a suburban town and municipal unit in the eastern part of the Athens agglomeration,

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. The town is named after Marshal Alexandros Papagos, a general who led the

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in the

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and the

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, before becoming

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. The Greek Ministry of National Defense is located in town. Papagou was part of the municipality of

Cholargos Cholargos (, also: ''Holargos'') is a town and a suburb in the Athens urban area, Greece, located northeast of the Athens city proper and about away from Syntagma Square. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality ...

until 1965, when it became a separate community. It became a municipality in 1982. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Papagou-Cholargos, of which it is a municipal unit according to the

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Geography

Papagou is situated west of the Hymettus mountains, 6 km east of Athens city centre. The municipal unit has an area of 3.375 km². The A62 Hymettus Ring Road (formerly the A64 until 2024) passes southeast of the town. Adjacent suburbs are

to the northeast and

Zografou Zografou () is a suburban town of approximately 70,000 inhabitants in the eastern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. It was named after the Greek politician Ioannis Zografos. To the east of Zografou lies mount Hymettus. The area, being ...

to the southwest.

Sports

Papagou B.C. is the professional basketball team of Papagou.

Historical population

Gallery

File:Dimarxeio-papagou.jpg, The bust of Alexandros Papagos in front of the town hall File:Papagos.jpg, Papagos statue File:Politistiko-kentro-papagou.jpg, Cultural Hall of Papagou. File:Architektoniki-papagou.jpg, Architecture of Papagou. File:Γειτονιά Παπάγου Greece.jpg, Neighbourhood File:Άλσος Παπάγου 2 Greece.jpg, Local park. File:Dim Theatre Papagou.jpg, Municipal Theatre of Papagou.

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