Nea Ionia
Nea Ionia (Greek: Νέα Ιωνία, meaning New Ionia) is a town and a northern suburb of the Athens agglomeration, Greece, and a municipality of the Attica region. It was named after Ionia, the region in Anatolia from which many Greeks migrated in the 1920s as a part of the population exchange between Greece and Turkey. Many of the town families originated from the town of Alanya which is currently a part of Turkey.
Nea Ionia
Νέα Ιωνία | |
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Nea Ionia Location within the region | |
| Coordinates: 38°2′N 23°45′E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Attica |
| Regional unit | North Athens |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Despoina Thomaidou |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 4.421 km2 (1.707 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 130 m (430 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Municipality | 67,134 |
| • Municipality density | 15,000/km2 (39,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 142 xx |
| Area code(s) | 210 |
| Vehicle registration | Z |
| Website | www.neaionia.gr |
Nea Ionia is 7 km northeast of Athens city centre. The municipality has an area of 4.421 km2. It is served by three Line 1 metro stations: Nea Ionia, Pefkakia and Perissos.
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