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! align="center" colspan="2" | Statistics
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| [[Metropolitan area]]: || [[Athens]]
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| Location: Latitude: Longitude:|| 37.996/37°59'40' N lat. 23.337/23°20'18' E long.
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| Population: ([[1991]])  - Total  - Density¹  - Rank||  -25,061  -/km² 
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| Communes: ||
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| Elevation:  -lowest:  -centre:|| sea level 40 m(centre)
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| [[List of postal codes in Greece|Postal code]]: || 191 00
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| [[Area codes in Greece|Area/distance code]]: || 11-30-[[Greece dialing code 22960|22960]] (030-22960)
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| [[Municipal codes in Greece|Municipal code]]: || 1109
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| [[License plates in Greece|Car designation]]: || <code></code>
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| Name of inhabitants: || Megarean ''sing.'', -s ''pl.''
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| Address of administration: || . Megara 191 00
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| Website: || [http://www.megara.gr www.megara.gr] (in Greek)

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'''Megara''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: Μέγαρα; see also [[List of traditional Greek place names]]) is an ancient city in [[Attica]], [[Greece]]. It lies on the [[Saronic Gulf]] opposite the island of [[Salamis]], which belonged to Megara in archaic times, before being taken by Athens. Megara was one of the four districts of Attica, embodied in the four mythic sons of King [[Pandion]], of whom [[Nisos]] was the ruler of Megara.

In historical times, Megara was early a dependency of Corinth, in which capacity colonists from Megara founded [[Megara Hyblaea]], a small ''polis'' north of Syracuse in Sicily. Megara then fought a war of independence with Corinth, and afterwards founded (c. [[667 BC]]) [[Byzantium]], as well as [[Chalcedon]].

In the [[Peloponnesian War]] (c. [[431 BC]]-[[404 BC]]), Megara was an ally of [[Sparta]].

The most famous citizen of Megara in antiquity was [[Euclid of Megara]]. The 6th-century poet [[Theognis of Megara|Theognis]] also came from Megara. The Megarans were proverbial for their generosity in building and endowing temples. [[Jerome]], in 409 AD (letter cxxiii.15 [http://www.ccel.org/fathers/NPNF2-06/letters/lette123.htm]) reports "There is a common saying about the Megarians... 'They build as if they are to live forever; they live as if they are to die tomorrow.'"

Today, Megara is a suburb of [[Athens]]. 30,000 people live within the [[List of municipalities in Attica|municipality]]. It is located 42 km WNW of Athens, and is linked by a [[Greece Interstate 8A|highway]] connecting the Peloponnese, Western Greece, and Athens. It is now linked by a high-speed rail line. Megara lies in the [[Megaris]] plain. Agriculture used to dominate before housing began to expand in Megara in the 1960s and the 1970s.

3 km south of Megara is a small community called [[Pachi]], which is famous for its fish tavernas and is visited by people from all over Greece. [[Nea Peramos, Greece|Nea Peramos]] is the neighboring city to the east of Megara and [[Kakia Skala]] to the west of Megara. There is a military airport to the south. South of Megara is the [[Megara Bay|Gulf of Megara]].

==Nearest places==
*[[Kineta]] (west)
*[[Neos Peramos]] (east}
==Communes==
*[[Kineta]]
*[[Sparta (Athens), Greece|Sparta]]
==Historical population==

{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Year !! Communal population !! Change !! Municipal population
|-
| [[1981]] || 20,814 || - ||
|-
| [[1991]] || 20,403 || -411/-1.97% || 25,061
|}

== External links ==
*[http://www.traveljournals.net/explore/greece/map/m1211205/megara.html Traveljournals.net - Megara]
*[http://www.gtp.gr/LocPage.asp?id=61090 GTP - Ancient Megara]
*[http://www.gtp.gr/LocPage.asp?id=341 GTP - Megara]
*[http://www.gtp.gr/LocPage.asp?id=340 GTP - Municipality of Megara]
*[http://indexmundi.com/z/?lat=38.=23.3455556&t=p&r=73480&p=megara&cc=gr&c=greece.htm Indexmundi - Megara]
*'''Maps and Aerial Photos:'''
**Geographical coordinates: {{coor dms|37|59|40|N|23|20|18|E|region:GR}}
**[http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?tb=1&city=Megara&country=GR Mapquest - Megara]

 
<table width = 75% border = 2 align="center">

<tr>
<td width = 10% align="center">'''West:''' [[Agioi Theodoroi]]</td>
<td width = 35% align="center">'''Megara'''</td>
<td width = 30% align="center">'''East:''' [[Neos Peramos]] </td>
<tr><td width = 35% align="center">
<td width = 30% align="center">'''South:''' [[Saronic Gulf]], Megara Bay (SE)</td>
<td width = 35% align="center">
</td></tr>
</table>

==Sporting teams==

*[[Vyzas]] - third division

==See also:==

*[[Communities of Attica]]

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

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 '''Megara''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: Μέγαρα; is an ancient city in [[Attica]], [[Greece]].  It lies on the [[Saronic Gulf]] opposite the island of [[Salamis]], which belonged to Megara in archaic times, before being taken by Athens. Megara was one of the four districts of Attica, embodied in the four mythic sons of King [[Pandion]], of whom [[Nisos]] was the ruler of Megara.
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 ==Sporting teams==
-*[[Vyzas FC]] - third division
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 ==See also:==
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 *[[Communities of Attica]]
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 [[Category:Attica prefecture]]
 [[Category:Cities and towns in Greece]]

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−	~~\| [[List of postal codes in Greece\|Postal code]]: \|\| 191 00~~
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−	~~\| [[Area codes in Greece\|Area/distance code]]: \|\| 11-30-[[Greece dialing code 22960\|22960]]<br> (030-22960)~~
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−	~~\| [[Municipal codes in Greece\|Municipal code]]: \|\| 1109~~
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−	~~\| Name of inhabitants: \|\| Megarean ''sing.'',<br>-s ''pl.''~~
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−	~~\| Address of administration: \|\| .<br>Megara 191 00~~
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−	'''Megara''' ([[Greek language\|Greek]]: Μέγαρα; ~~see also [[List of traditional Greek place names]])~~ is an ancient city in [[Attica]], [[Greece]]. It lies on the [[Saronic Gulf]] opposite the island of [[Salamis]], which belonged to Megara in archaic times, before being taken by Athens. Megara was one of the four districts of Attica, embodied in the four mythic sons of King [[Pandion]], of whom [[Nisos]] was the ruler of Megara.	+	'''Megara''' ([[Greek language\|Greek]]: Μέγαρα; is an ancient city in [[Attica]], [[Greece]]. It lies on the [[Saronic Gulf]] opposite the island of [[Salamis]], which belonged to Megara in archaic times, before being taken by Athens. Megara was one of the four districts of Attica, embodied in the four mythic sons of King [[Pandion]], of whom [[Nisos]] was the ruler of Megara.

	In historical times, Megara was early a dependency of Corinth, in which capacity colonists from Megara founded [[Megara Hyblaea]], a small ''polis'' north of Syracuse in Sicily. Megara then fought a war of independence with Corinth, and afterwards founded (c. [[667 BC]]) [[Byzantium]], as well as [[Chalcedon]].		In historical times, Megara was early a dependency of Corinth, in which capacity colonists from Megara founded [[Megara Hyblaea]], a small ''polis'' north of Syracuse in Sicily. Megara then fought a war of independence with Corinth, and afterwards founded (c. [[667 BC]]) [[Byzantium]], as well as [[Chalcedon]].

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 <td width = 35% align="center">'''Megara'''</td>
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