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Sites of Interests

Irlandos at 09:51, January 12, 2006

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! align="center" colspan="2" | Statistics
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| [[Metropolis|Metropolitan Area]]: || [[Athens]]
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| Location: || {{coor dms|37|58|36|N|23|45|52|E|region:GR}}
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| Area: -Total -Water -Rank|| 4 km² 

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| Population: ([[2001]])  - Total  - Density¹  - Rank||  57,230  around 14,307.5/km² 
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| Elevation:  -lowest:  -centre:|| about 110 m 130 m(centre) around 1,100 near [[Hymettus]]
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| [[List of postal codes in Greece|Postal code]]: || 157
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| [[Area codes in Greece|Area/distance code]]: || 11-30-[[Greece dialing code 210|210]] (030-210) -740 through 749
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| [[YPES|Municipal code]]: || 0117
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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: || ZGR

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| Address of administration: || 7 Georgiou Zografou St. Zografou 157

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'''Zografou''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: Ζωγράφου), rarely '''Zografos''', is a suburb in the eastern part of [[Athens]], [[Greece]]. Zografou is located about 5 km from downtown [[Athens]], about 2 km SW of Katechaki Avenue 4 km from the [[Hymettus Ring]] (number 65) which is part of the [[Attiki Odos]] private superhighway network and 3 km E of Kifissias Avenue. The city is passed by Olof Palme Avenue.

==Subdivisions==

*[[Ano Ilisia]]

The area was made up of farmlands and some forests dominated the area. The area was of mixed farming which included pastures, vegetables and groves. In the mid-[[20th century]], suburban housing developments from Athens came over eliminated farmlands leaving empty space in the northeast. The forests which are made up of pines are situated in the south, southeast and the east and a small park lies in the north. It is now made up of corporate buildings. The campus of the [[University of Athens]] is situated in the south along with the private road linking Hymettus' communication towers. Zografou's hospital is in the northeast near [[Papagou]]. Much of the municipality are made up of grasslands and rocks which is part of the Hymettus range. Much of the area are hilly in the west

Zografou has schools, lyceums, gymnasia, banks, post offices and squares (''plateies'').

The eastern bypass of Athens is in the east and some mines is situated in the east.

==Sites of Interests==

*[[Gounaropoulos Museum]] - A museum named after Gounaropoulos along with its street. It was founded in [[1977]], website: http://www.culture.gr/4/42/422/42202/42202n/e42202n1.html, [http://www.culture.gr/4/42/422/42202/42202n/g42202n1.html in Greek]
*[[Marina Kotopouli Museum]] - founded in [[1990]] and is named after [[Marina Kotopouli]]

==Historical population==

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! Year !! Municipal population !! Change !! Density
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| [[1981]] || 84,548 || - || around 9,394.22/km²
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| [[1991]] || 80,492 || -4,056/-4.8% || around 8,943.5/km²
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==External links==

 
<table width = 75% border = 2 align="center">
<tr><td width = 35% align="center">
<td width = 30% align="center">'''North:''' [[Papagou]]</td>
<td width = 35% align="center">
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td width = 10% align="center">'''West:''' [[Athens]]</td>
<td width = 35% align="center">'''Zografou'''</td>
<td width = 30% align="center">'''East:''' [[Paeania]]</td>
<tr><td width = 35% align="center">
<td width = 30% align="center">'''South:''' [[Kaisariani]] and [[Vyronas]]</td>
<td width = 35% align="center">
</table>

==See also:==

*[[List of municipalities of Attica]]

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

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 *[[Gounaropoulos Museum]] -   A museum named after Gounaropoulos along with its street.  It was founded in [[1977]], website: http://www.culture.gr/4/42/422/42202/42202n/e42202n1.html, [http://www.culture.gr/4/42/422/42202/42202n/g42202n1.html in Greek]
-*[[Marina Kotopouli Museum]] - founded in [[1990]] and is named after [[Marina Kotopouli]]
+*[[Marika Kotopouli Museum]] - founded in [[1990]] and is named after [[Marika Kotopouli]]
 ==Historical population==

Zografou - Revision history

Irlandos: /* Sites of Interests */

Irlandos at 09:51, January 12, 2006