Irlandos at 10:56, January 12, 2006

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| [[Prefecture]]: || [[Attica]]
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| [[Metropolis|Metropolitan Area]]: || [[Athens]]
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| Location: Latitude: Longitude:|| 37.863 (37°51'47') N lat. 23.748 (23°44'57') E long.
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| Area: -Total -Water -Rank|| 25 km² 

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| Population: ([[1991]])  - Total  - Density¹  - Rank||  63,306  2,532.24/km 
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| Elevation:  -lowest:  -centre:  -highest:|| sea level 5 m(centre) around 400 to 500 m
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| [[List of postal codes in Greece|Postal code]]: || 166
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| [[Area codes in Greece|Area/distance code]]: || 11-30-[[Greece dialing code 210|210]] (030-210) -890 through 899
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| [[YPES|Municipal code]]: || 0113
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| [[License plates in Greece|Car designation]]: || <code>Y</code> (prev.) <code>Z</code> pres.
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| 3-letter abbreviation: || GLF

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| Address of administration: || 15 Alsous St. Glyfada 166 75

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'''Glyfada''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: Γλυφάδα) is a municipality of Athens in [[Greece]] south of [[Ellinikon]] and [[Athens]] with three main roads. In ancient times, the area was a [[deme]] known as '''Aixone''' (Αιξώνη). Glyfada is a beach town packed with restauants, and is known (among Greeks and tourists alike) for its vibrant nightlife. It is arguably the most "Americanized" of Athens' municipalities, as an American airbase was located nearby in the 1980's, with the base's population helping to shape Glyfada's character in terms of the types of restaurants and shopping centers there, leading to an interesting blend of Greek and American atmosphere, aesthetics, and cuisine. Glyfada was also the original location of the junior division of one of Greece's oldest English-language schools, [[Campion School (Athens|Campion]]. Although the base is now gone and the school relocated, Glyfada has still retained some of its American flavor, while continuing to offer its distinctly Greek cuisine, entertainment, and nightlife.

Glyfada's townhall is located at the center of the municipality.

Northwest is the forested wooded golf course of [[Athens]], the Glyfada Golf Club, located south of the old [[Ellinikon International Airport|Airport of Athens]]. To the east and northeast is an urban sprawl which spreads over the southwest shoulder of Mt. [[Hymettus]] and its rocky landscape. The roads are lined and curved to nearly NW at a 90 degree angle. It also has a marina and a popular beach. Its beaches are located in the western part of the municipalty. Half of the municipality is located on rocky landscape of Mount Hymettus. The urban sprawl of Athens began in the [[1950s]] and [[1960s]] and continued into the [[1990s]] when housing developments continued in that part of Hymettus.

Glyfada also has a [[Greek water polo teams|water polo team]] named [[ANC Glyfada]].

==Subdivisions==

*[[Ano Glyfada]]
*[[Terpsithea (Glyfada), Greece|Terpsithea]]

==Historical population==

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| [[1981]] || 44,018 || - || 1,760.72/km²
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| [[1991]] || 63,306 || 19,288/43.82% || 2,532.24/km²
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==External links==

*[http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?tb=1&city=Glyfada&country=GR Mapquest - Glyfada], street map coming soon
*Coordinates: {{coor dms|37|51|47|N|23|44|57|E|region:GR}}

==See also==

*[[List of cities in Greece]]
*[[Communities of Attica]]

 
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<td width = 30% align="center">'''North:''' [[Ellinikon]]</td>
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<td width = 10% align="center">'''West:''' [[Saronic Gulf]] </td>
<td width = 35% align="center">'''Glyfada'''</td>
<td width = 30% align="center">'''East:''' [[Markopoulo Mesogeias|Markopoulo]] on [[Hymettus]]</td>
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<td width = 30% align="center">'''South:''' [[Voula]]</td>
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[[Category:Athens]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Greece]]

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Irlandos at 10:56, January 12, 2006