Piraeus Πειραιάς | |
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Panoramic view o the wastren pairt o the ceety an the port o Piraeus. | |
Coordinates: 37°57′N 23°38′E / 37.950°N 23.633°ECoordinates: 37°57′N 23°38′E / 37.950°N 23.633°E | |
Kintra | Greece |
Admeenistrative region | Attica |
Regional unit | Piraeus |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Vasileios Michaloliakos (ND; syne 2011) |
Area | |
• Urban | 50.417 km2 (19.466 sq mi) |
• Municipality | 10.865 km2 (4.195 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 6.6 m (21.7 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2001)[1] | |
• Urban | 466,065 |
• Urban density | 9,200/km2 (24,000/sq mi) |
• Municipality | 175697 |
• Municipality density | 16,000/km2 (42,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 185 xx |
Aurie code(s) | 21 |
Vehicle registration | Υ |
Website | www.pireasnet.gr |
Piraeus (/[unsupported input]paɪˈriːəs/ or /pɪˈreɪ.əs/; Greek: Πειραιάς Peiraiás [pireˈas], Ancient Greek: Πειραιεύς, Peiraieús, pronounced [peːrajěːu̯s]) is a ceety in the region o Attica, Greece. Piraeus is locatit athin the Athens urban aurie,[2] 12 km soothwast frae its ceety center (municipality o Athens), an lees alang the east coast o the Saronic Gulf.
Accordin tae the 2001 census, Piraeus haed a population o 175,697 fowk athin its admeenistrative limits, makkin it the third lairgest municipality in Greece an the seicont lairgest athin the urban aurie o the Greek caipital, follaein the municipality o Athens. The municipality o Piraeus an several ither suburban municipalities athin the regional unit o Piraeus form the wider Piraeus Urban Aurie or Greater Piraeus, wi a total population o 466,065.
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