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! align="center" colspan="2" | Statistics
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| [[Prefecture]]: || [[Attica]]
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| [[Metropolis|Metropolitan Area]]: || [[Athens]]
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| Location: Latitude: Longitude:|| 38.021 (38°1'15") N lat. 24.012 (24°0'8") E long. 
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| Population: ([[1991]])  - Total  - Density  - Rank||  8,611  -/km 
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| Elevation:  -lowest:  -centre:|| [[Aegean Sea]] about 10 m(centre) western part
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| [[List of postal codes in Greece|Postal code]]: || 190 09
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| [[Area codes in Greece|Area/distance code]]: || 11-(00)30-[[Greece dialing codes beginning with 229|22940]]
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| [[YPES|Municipal code]]: || 0339
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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: || RAF '''Raf'''ina

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| Address of administration: || 12 Arafinidon Alon Street Rafina 190 09
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'''Rafina''' (Greek: Ραφήνα) is a town located on the eastern coast of [[Attica]].

==Geographical Location==
Rafina is east of the Penteli mountains and northeast of the [[Mesogeia]] plain with an exception of farmland near the coastline to the north. The [[Cephissus (Athenian plain)|Cephissus]] River lies to the west. It is located E of [[Athens]] and the [[Attiki Odos]] (number 63), S of Nea Makri, NNE of the [[Eleftherios Venizelos Airport]] and N of [[Loutsa]]. Rafina is about 30 km E of downtown Athens.

The Municipality of Rafina contains, besides the city itself, a large portion of the surrounding area, which is mostly woodland and farmland.

==Road and Sea Access==
The town can be accessed through Marathonos Avenue ([[Greece Interstate 54|GR-54]]) to the west. Other roads link with the town of Artemida, also known as Loutsa, to the South and Nea Makri to the North.

Rafina is a port town serving ferries to the southern part of Euboea as well as most of the [[Cyclades]]. Its port is the second largest of [[Attica]], after that of [[Piraeus]], but it will probably be superseded by the one in Lavrio, which is currently being expanded.

==History==
Rafina was established in the 1920s by refugees fleeing from [[Anatolia]] after the end of the [[Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922)]]. Its name is an anagram of the name of an ancient Greek city which was located roughly in the same location as the modern town.
Until the [[1960s]] and the [[1970s]], most of the population was rural. As housing developments came to the area, the population boomed and moved into the settlements.

==July 2005 Forest Fire==

On [[July 28]], [[2005]], a forest fire began near the area of the hills southwest of Rafina at 11:00 EET (8:00 AM GMT). The fires expanded quickly with windspeeds of 60 to 70 km/h, threatening forests around the hills and the small mountain range that runs from north of Spata to near Rafina, consuming most of the forest and burning homes in two settlements including Kallitechnoupoli.The fires also threatened Neos Voutzas near Penteli.As a result of property damage, a large number of people were displaced.Traffic was redirected or halted as Marathonos Avenue was shut down from its junction near Pikermi. The fires also threatened Neos Voutzas near Penteli. Thick smoke covered the area until about 5 pm EET, when the wind calmed down and changed direction to the northeast near Rafina.A massive mobilization of fire departments across the region of [[Attica]] followed, and eventually most of the region's available personnel were deployed to the area.Firefighting efforts were assisted by water bombers and helicopters.The gradual decrease of windspeeds in the area slowed the spread of the fire.The fire was put under control in the afternoon and was fully extinguished by nightfall.The flames did not reach the city itself. On the same day another forest fire began in the area of Neos Voutzas at 13:00 EET (11:00 AM GMT).

==Settlements==

*[[Agia Kyriaki Rafinas]]
*[[Agia Triada Rafinas]]
*[[Agios Gerogios Rafinas]]

==Other==

Rafina has schools, lyceums, gymnasia, banks, churches, a post office, beaches and squares (''plateies'').Rafina is home to the [[Prime Minister of Greece|Greek prime minister]] [[Kostas Karamanlis]] and his family.

==Historical population==

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! Year !! Population !! Change !! Municipal population 
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| [[1981]] || 4,994 || - || - 
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| [[1991]] || 7,752 || 2,758/55.23% || 8,611 
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==External links==

*[http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?tb=1&city=Rafina&country=GR Mapquest - Rafina]
*Coordinates: {{coor dms|38|1|15|N|23|0|9|E|region:GR}}

 
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| width ="35%" align="center" | '''Northwest:''' [[Penteli]]
| width ="30%" align="center" | '''North:''' [[Nea Makri]]
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| width ="10%" align="center" | '''West:''' [[Pikermi]]
| width ="35%" align="center" | '''Rafina'''
| width ="30%" align="center" | '''East:''' ''[[Petalies Gulf]], [[Aegean Sea]]''
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| width ="35%" align="center" | '''Southwest:''' Sparta
| width ="30%" align="center" | '''South:''' Artemida, also [[Loutsa]]
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==See also:==

*[[List of municipalities of Attica]]

{{Credit wikipedia}}

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

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 Rafina has schools, lyceums, gymnasia, banks, churches, a post office, beaches and squares (''plateies'').
-Rafina is home to the [[Prime Minister of Greece|Greek prime minister]] [[Kostas Karamanlis]] and his family. It is also the birthplace of former [[football (soccer)|football]] goalkeeper [[Nikos Sarganis]].
+Rafina is home to the former [[Prime Minister of Greece|Greek prime minister]] [[Kostas Karamanlis]] and his family. It is also the birthplace of former [[football (soccer)|football]] goalkeeper [[Nikos Sarganis]].
 ==Historical population==

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	On [[July 28]], [[2005]], a forest fire began near the area of the hills southwest of Rafina at 11:00 EET (8:00 AM GMT). The fires expanded quickly with windspeeds of 60 to 70 km/h, threatening forests around the hills and the small mountain range that runs from north of Spata to near Rafina, consuming most of the forest and burning homes in two settlements including Kallitechnoupoli.The fires also threatened Neos Voutzas near Penteli.As a result of property damage, a large number of people were displaced.Traffic was redirected or halted as Marathonos Avenue was shut down from its junction near Pikermi. The fires also threatened Neos Voutzas near Penteli. Thick smoke covered the area until about 5 pm EET, when the wind calmed down and changed direction to the northeast near Rafina.A massive mobilization of fire departments across the region of [[Attica]] followed, and eventually most of the region's available personnel were deployed to the area.Firefighting efforts were assisted by water bombers and helicopters.The gradual decrease of windspeeds in the area slowed the spread of the fire.The fire was put under control in the afternoon and was fully extinguished by nightfall.The flames did not reach the city itself. On the same day another forest fire began in the area of Neos Voutzas at 13:00 EET (11:00 AM GMT).		On [[July 28]], [[2005]], a forest fire began near the area of the hills southwest of Rafina at 11:00 EET (8:00 AM GMT). The fires expanded quickly with windspeeds of 60 to 70 km/h, threatening forests around the hills and the small mountain range that runs from north of Spata to near Rafina, consuming most of the forest and burning homes in two settlements including Kallitechnoupoli.The fires also threatened Neos Voutzas near Penteli.As a result of property damage, a large number of people were displaced.Traffic was redirected or halted as Marathonos Avenue was shut down from its junction near Pikermi. The fires also threatened Neos Voutzas near Penteli. Thick smoke covered the area until about 5 pm EET, when the wind calmed down and changed direction to the northeast near Rafina.A massive mobilization of fire departments across the region of [[Attica]] followed, and eventually most of the region's available personnel were deployed to the area.Firefighting efforts were assisted by water bombers and helicopters.The gradual decrease of windspeeds in the area slowed the spread of the fire.The fire was put under control in the afternoon and was fully extinguished by nightfall.The flames did not reach the city itself. On the same day another forest fire began in the area of Neos Voutzas at 13:00 EET (11:00 AM GMT).
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		+	==July 2018 Wildfire==
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		+	On [[July 23]], [[2018]]: Wildfires in [[Mati]] and [[Rafina]] claim the lives of at least 102 people

	==Settlements==		==Settlements==

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 ==Other==
-Rafina has schools, lyceums, gymnasia, banks, churches, a post office, beaches and squares (''plateies'').Rafina is home to the [[Prime Minister of Greece|Greek prime minister]] [[Kostas Karamanlis]] and his family.
+Rafina has schools, lyceums, gymnasia, banks, churches, a post office, beaches and squares (''plateies'').
 ==Historical population==