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'''Agios Dimitrios''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: Άγιος Δημήτριος meaning [[Saint Demetrius]]) is a suburb in the southern part of [[Athens]], [[Greece]]. Several main roads pass through the city. It is also linked to Katechaki, Vouliagmenis Avenue to the east, Poseidonos Avenue ([[Greece Interstate 89|GR-89]] to the west and the avenue to the south. It is located SW of [[Attiki Odos]] (number 65) which is also known as the Hymettus Ring which opened in [[2004]] with the Katechaki interchange. It is also located S of [[Athens]] W of Vouliagmenis Avenue, N of [[Vouliagmeni]], NW of Cape [[Sounio]] and SE of [[Piraeus]] and [[Syngrou Avenue]]. The average speed limit on its main roads ranges from 40 to 60 km/h. The famous beaches which is also Athens' closest lies to the west. The most famous street in the municipality is Dionysiou Solomou, where the Livanis Family lives. Agios Demetrios has had some very notable residents, chief among them Stylianos Mavridis, the University Professor of Philosophy and Greek, and the author of History Ekaterine Mavridou-Livanis. The previous name of the village was Brachami (Greek: Μπραχάμι). The original name today is just a junior football/soccer team.
The area was made up of farmlands. Mixed farming was common. Much of the agricultural production that time was pastures and groves. Urban development replaced much of the farmlands in the [[1920s]] and the [[1930s]]. Today, most of the municipality are urbanized or residential. The area are hilly and has a few hilltops. Much of the industrial buildings and businesses along with shopping outlets are aligned within Vouliagmenis Avenue and is split in two one-way streets to the north. It has several interchanges. Agios Dimitrios since [[2004]] has a subway station of the [[Athens Metro|Attiki Metro]] with the Red Line named [[Alexandros Panagoulis station|Alexandros Panagoulis]] named after [[Alexandros Panagoulis]], prior to 2004 was Dafni as its nearest station. The station is the southernmost of the line 2. The city was also home to the [[Athens Broadcast centre]].
