Ilioupoli (Greek: Ηλιούπολη, lit. "Sun City") is a suburban municipality and a town in Central Athens regional unit and located in the central-southern part of the Athens agglomeration. Its name is the modern form of the ancient name of Heliopolis in Egypt. Development of Ilioupoli started around 1924, when Greek refugees from Asia Minor settled there.
Ilioupoli
Ηλιούπολη | |
|---|---|
 Firefighter's memorial in Ilioupoli | |
  Ilioupoli Location within the region  | |
| Coordinates: 37°56′N 23°45′E / 37.933°N 23.750°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Attica |
| Regional unit | Central Athens |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Efstathios Psyropoulos (since 01-01-2024) |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 12.724 km2 (4.913 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 150 m (490 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Municipality | 76,730 |
| • Density | 6,000/km2 (16,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 163 xx |
| Area code(s) | 210 |
| Vehicle registration | Z |
| Website | www.ilioupoli.gr |
Geography
editIlioupoli is 6 km (4 mi) southeast of Athens city centre. The municipality has an area of 12.724 km2.[2] It lies at the western foot of the forested Hymettus mountain, which covers the eastern half of the municipality. Its built-up area is continuous with those of neighbouring suburbs Ymittos, Agios Dimitrios, Alimos and Argyroupoli. The main thoroughfares are Vouliagmenis Avenue, which connects Ilioupoli with central Athens, and Venizelou Avenue, which connects with the A62 Hymettus Ring Road (formerly the A64 until 2024). Ilioupoli metro station is served by Line 2 of the Athens Metro. Ilioupoli is also linked by bus to downtown Athens (OASA 237 line), to Glyfada (OASA 140 line) and Piraeus (OASA 218 line).
Ilioupoli is subdivided into 11 quarters: Agia Marina, Agia Mavra, Agia Paraskevi, Agios Konstantinos-Kanaria, Ano Ilioupoli, Astynomika-Panorama, Kato Ilioupoli, Kentro, Nisaki, Typografika and Chalikaki. Ilioupoli has an uncommon street plan, characterised by 5 sets of concentric circular or oval streets.
Climate
editIlioupoli has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification: Csa). Ilioupoli experiences hot, dry summers and mild, wetter winters.
| Climate data for Ilioupoli (1971-2000 modelled normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 12.48 (54.46) |
13.00 (55.40) |
15.34 (59.61) |
19.89 (67.80) |
25.53 (77.95) |
32.43 (90.37) |
32.15 (89.87) |
31.96 (89.53) |
28.75 (83.75) |
23.23 (73.81) |
17.59 (63.66) |
13.82 (56.88) |
22.08 (71.74) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 8.84 (47.91) |
9.21 (48.58) |
11.19 (52.14) |
15.26 (59.47) |
20.59 (69.06) |
25.72 (78.30) |
27.58 (81.64) |
27.24 (81.03) |
23.60 (74.48) |
18.56 (65.41) |
13.84 (56.91) |
10.75 (51.35) |
17.70 (63.86) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.34 (41.61) |
5.47 (41.85) |
6.61 (43.90) |
9.61 (49.30) |
13.86 (56.95) |
18.34 (65.01) |
21.06 (69.91) |
20.87 (69.57) |
17.84 (64.11) |
13.25 (55.85) |
10.34 (50.61) |
8.68 (47.62) |
12.61 (54.69) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 44.51 (1.75) |
43.54 (1.71) |
50.20 (1.98) |
31.88 (1.26) |
18.66 (0.73) |
8.26 (0.33) |
8.89 (0.35) |
10.06 (0.40) |
9.66 (0.38) |
40.85 (1.61) |
60.50 (2.38) |
62.75 (2.47) |
389.76 (15.34) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 126.28 | 139.23 | 175.54 | 219.10 | 275.89 | 328.95 | 344.30 | 322.96 | 261.32 | 196.50 | 127.61 | 100.30 | 2,605.5 |
| Source: Hellenic National Meteorological Service[3] | |||||||||||||
Current Weather (2021)
editWeather records for 2021 in Ilioupoli (as of 1 November 2021) are given below:
| Climate data for Ilioupoli (2021 normals as of 1st November 2021, altitude 171m asl) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 22.8 (73.0) |
20.6 (69.1) |
20.1 (68.2) |
26.4 (79.5) |
33.6 (92.5) |
37.9 (100.2) |
39.5 (103.1) |
41.4 (106.5) |
35.2 (95.4) |
24.5 (76.1) |
— | — | 41.4 (106.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 14.7 (58.5) |
15.4 (59.7) |
15.6 (60.1) |
19.6 (67.3) |
26.7 (80.1) |
29.5 (85.1) |
33.9 (93.0) |
34.0 (93.2) |
28.0 (82.4) |
21.1 (70.0) |
— | — | — |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.2 (54.0) |
12.1 (53.8) |
12.2 (54.0) |
15.9 (60.6) |
22.4 (72.3) |
25.4 (77.7) |
29.8 (85.6) |
29.8 (85.6) |
24.3 (75.7) |
18.1 (64.6) |
— | — | — |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 9.6 (49.3) |
9.5 (49.1) |
9.3 (48.7) |
12.6 (54.7) |
18.9 (66.0) |
21.7 (71.1) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.6 (79.9) |
21.3 (70.3) |
15.7 (60.3) |
— | — | — |
| Record low °C (°F) | 0.5 (32.9) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
3.4 (38.1) |
6.3 (43.3) |
15.2 (59.4) |
15.4 (59.7) |
23.5 (74.3) |
23.7 (74.7) |
15.3 (59.5) |
12.2 (54.0) |
— | — | −1.2 (29.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 40.2 (1.58) |
10.6 (0.42) |
7.4 (0.29) |
18.0 (0.71) |
0.0 (0.0) |
22.2 (0.87) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
128.2 (5.05) |
— | — | — |
| Source: National Observatory of Athens[4] | |||||||||||||
Historical population
edit| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 69,560 |
| 1991 | 75,037 |
| 2001 | 75,904 |
| 2011 | 78,153 |
| 2021 | 76,730 |
Landmarks
edit- Anapsiktirio "Demetrios Kintis"
- Plateia Iroon (Iroon Square)
- Koimisi tis Theotokou Church
- Kentriki Plateia (Central Square or Hethnikis Antistaseos Square)
- The Stouggaris Building (Sophia the fox, big one)
- Plateia Kanaria (Kanaria Square)
- Plateia Flemingk (Fleming Square)
- Chalikaki Athletics Stadium
Sports
editIlioupoli is the seat of the clubs Charavgiakos F.C., club founded in 1949 and Ilioupoli F.C., club founded in 1953.
| Sport clubs based in Ilioupoli | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Club | Founded | Sports | Achievements |
| Charavgiakos F.C. | 1949 | Football, Basketball | Earlier presence in Beta Ethniki, in football |
| GS Ilioupoli | 1953 | Football, Basketball, Volleyball, Water Polo, Judo, Athletics and other sports | Earlier presence in Beta Ethniki in football, presence in A1 Ethniki in Women's Volleyball and Men's Water Polo |
International relations
edit
Heliopolis (Cairo), Egypt
Iași, Romania
Larnaca, Cyprus
Novi Sad, Serbia (1994)
References
edit- Notes
- ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
- ^ "Ilioupoli Climatic Data". Hellenic National Meteorological Service. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ "Ilioupoli Climatic Data". National Observatory of Athens, Institute of Environmental Research and Sustainable Development, meteo.gr. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
External links
edit- Official website (in Greek)
- Europe/Greece/Attica/Attiki/Ilioupoli/ Photos of Ilioupoli
- http://www.cityofilioupolis.gr/ (in Greek)
- Ilioupoli's online shopping guide Archived 2016-10-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Greek)