South Athens () 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
In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as areas, zones, lands or territories, are portions of the Earth's surface that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and ...
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 south-central part of the
Athens agglomeration.
Administration
As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the regional unit South Athens was created out of part of the former
Athens Prefecture. It is subdivided into 8 municipalities. These are (number as in the map in the infobox):
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Agios Dimitrios (2)
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Alimos (3)
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Elliniko-Argyroupoli (4)
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Glyfada
Glyfada (, ) is a town and a suburb in the South Athens regional unit located in the Athens Riviera along the coast of Saronic Gulf. It is situated in the southern parts of the Athens#Athens Urban Area, Athens urban area. The area stretches from ...
(5)
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Kallithea
Kallithea (Greek language, Greek: Καλλιθέα, meaning "beautiful view") is a suburb in Athens#Athens Urban Area, Athens agglomeration and a municipality in South Athens (regional unit), south Athens regional unit. It is the eighth larges ...
(1)
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Moschato-Tavros
Moschato-Tavros () is a municipality in the South Athens regional unit, Attica, Greece
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Nea Smyrni
Nea Smyrni (, ''Néa Smýrni'', "New Smyrna") is a municipality and a town in South Athens, Greece. At the 2021 Greek census, 2021 census, it had 72,853 inhabitants. It was named after the former Greek city Smyrna (today's İzmir in Turkey), whe ...
(7)
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Palaio Faliro (8)
See also
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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
Regional units of Attica
2011 establishments in Greece
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