Irlandos at 13:22, January 31, 2006

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| [[Prefecture]]: || [[Attica]]
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| [[Metropolis|Metropolitan Area]]: || [[Athens]]
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| Location: Latitude: Longitude:|| 37.961 (37°57'36") N lat. 23.911 (23°54'41") E long. 
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| Population: ([[1991]])  - Total  - Density  - Rank||  7,756  
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| Elevation:  -lowest:  -centre:|| about 130 m 150 m(centre) about 220 m
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| [[List of postal codes in Greece|Postal code]]: || 190 04
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| [[Area codes in Greece|Area/distance code]]: || 11-30-[[Greece dialing code 210|210]] (030-210)-663
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| [[YPES|Municipal code]]: || 0343
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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: || SAA '''S'''p'''a'''t'''a'''

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| Address of administration: || St. Spata 190 04
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| Website: || [http://www.spata.gr www.spata.gr] (in Greek)
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'''Spata''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: Σπάτα), is a suburb in the eastern part of [[Athens]], [[Greece]]. The suburban city is situated almost in the heart of the [[Mesogeia]]n plain. The view of [[Hymettus]] is to the west, the southern mountains to the east and the smaller mountains lying east. [[Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport]] covers the northern portion of Spata and was sometimes known as Spata Airport. Spata is passed by a road linking west to Paiania and east to Artemida and the interchange for [[Attiki Odos]] (number 6) is located west. It is located S of [[Pallini]], SW of [[Rafina]], W of [[Rafina]], about 11 km N of [[Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport]], and about 22 km ESE of [[Athens]].

The area around Spata are made up of residential, urban areas. The farmlands are around Spata and can be seen from the airport. Suburban housing arrived in the [[1980s]] and the [[1990s]]. In [[1995]], the northern portion began construction of the larger airport of Athens which lasted until [[March 2001]]. Parts of the runway are in Spata. The rest are in Koropi and Markopoulo. The [[Attica Zoological Park]] or the Attica Zoo began construction and was first opened in [[May 2001]]. It is Athens' and Greece's largest zoo.

Spata has few schools, lyceums, a gymnasium, banks, a post office and a few squares (''plateies''). Spata also has a junior football/soccer team named Aittitos.

==Historical population==

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! Year !! Population !! Change !! Municipal population 
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| [[1981]] || 6,398 || - || -
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| [[1991]] || 6,725 || 327/5.11% || 7,796
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==External links==

*'''Map and aerial photos''':
**Street map: [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=37.9616&longitude=23.911&zoom=6 Street map from Mapquest], [http://maps.msn.com/map.aspx?&lats1=37.961&lons1=23.911&alts1=35 MapPoint] or [http://maps.google.com/maps?||=37.961,23.911 Google] or [http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?lat=37.961&lon=23.911&mag=2 Yahoo! Maps]
**Satellite images: [http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=37.961,23.911&spn=0.11,0.18&t=k Google] or [http://virtualearth.msn.com/default.aspx?cp=37.961|23.911&style=h&lvl=15&v=1 Microsoft Virtual Earth] - image now available

 
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| width ="30%" align="center" | '''North:''' [[Pallini]]
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| width ="10%" align="center" | '''West:''' [[Paiania]]
| width ="35%" align="center" | '''Spata'''
| width ="30%" align="center" | '''East:''' [[Pikermi]]
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| width ="30%" align="center" | '''South:''' [[Markopoulo Mesogeias]] and [[Keratea]]
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==See also:==

*[[List of municipalities of Attica]]

{{Credit wikipedia}}

[[Category:Attica prefecture]]
[[Category:Athens]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Greece]]

Spata - Revision history

Irlandos at 13:22, January 31, 2006