Nea Filadelfeia
Nea Filadelfeia (Greek: Νέα Φιλαδέλφεια, meaning New Philadelphia) is a suburban town in the Athens agglomeration, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Filadelfeia-Chalkidona of Central Athens regional unit, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 2.850 km2. It was named after the Anatolian city Filadelfeia, now Alaşehir in Turkey, and it was settled by Greek refugees from Asia Minor after the Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922).
Nea Filadelfeia
Νέα Φιλαδέλφεια | |
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Dekelias Ave | |
Nea Filadelfeia Location within the Central Athens regional unit | |
| Coordinates: 38°2.2′N 23°44.2′E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Attica |
| Regional unit | Central Athens |
| Municipality | Filadelfeia-Chalkidona |
| • Municipal unit | 2.850 km2 (1.100 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 110 m (360 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Municipal unit | 25,734 |
| • Municipal unit density | 9,000/km2 (23,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 143 xx |
| Area code(s) | 210 |
| Vehicle registration | Z |
| Website | www.dimosfx.gr |
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