Salamina
Σαλαμίνα | |
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 View of Salamina | |
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  Salamina | |
| Coordinates: 37°58′N 23°30′E / 37.967°N 23.500°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Attica |
| Regional unit | Islands |
| Municipality | Salamis |
| Districts | 2 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Georgios Panagopoulos |
| • Municipal unit | 80.992 km2 (31.271 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 375 m (1,230 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 31,776 |
| • Municipal unit density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Community | |
| • Population | 25,888 (2011) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 189 00 |
| Area code(s) | 21046 |
| Website | www.salamina.gr |
Salamina (Greek: Σαλαμίνα, Katharevousa: Σαλαμίς, romanized: Salamís) or Kοullοuri (Greek: Κούλλουρη; Arvanitika: Kuluri)[2] is the largest city and a former municipality on Salamina Island in Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality of Salamina, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.[3]
It is part of the Islands regional unit of the Attica region. The city lies in the northwestern part of the island. It had a population of 25,370 inhabitants at the 2011 census,[1] some of them are Arvanites.[2] It was the municipal seat of the former municipality of Salamina, which had a land area of 80.992 square kilometres (31.271 sq mi)[4] and comprised about 84 percent of the island (all except the easternmost central coast, which comprised the former municipality of Ampelakia). The population of the municipal unit was 31,776 in 2011. It includes several towns, the largest of which are Aiánteio (pop. 4,860), Stenó (198), Kanákia (206), Peristéria (206), Batsí (235), Kolónes (153), and Pérani (226).
