Attica (periphery)

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Attica Periphery Περιφέρεια Αττικής
Country:	Greece
Capital:	Athens
Prefectures:	Athens East Attica Piraeus West Attica
Secretary-General:	Vancant
Population:	3,841,408 (2005)
Area:	3,808 km² (1,470 sq.mi.)
Density:	1,009/km² (2,613/sq.mi.)
Website:	www.attiki.gov.gr

Attica (Greek: Αττική, Attikí; IPA: /atiˈci/) is a periphery (subdivision) in Greece, containing Athens, the capital of Greece. Attica is subdivided into the prefectures of Athens, Piraeus, East Attica and West Attica. This administrative region covers a greater area than the historical region of Attica.

[edit] Overview

Located in the south of the country, Attica covers about 3,808 square kilometers. In addition to Athens, it contains within its area the cities of Peiraeus, Eleusis, Megara, Laurium, and Marathon, as well as a small part of the Peloponnese peninsula and the islands of Salamis, Aegina, Poros, Hydra, Spetses, Kythira, and Antikythera. About 3,750,000 people live in the periphery, of which more than 95% are inhabitants of the Athens metropolitan area.

[edit] Major communities

• List of municipalities and communities in Attica
• List of settlements in Attica

[edit] Transportation

[edit] Roads and Highways

The area is connected by roads and highways:

• Greek National Road 1 (motorway)
• Greek National Road 3 (old highway of Athens-Thessaloniki)
• Greek National Road 8 (old highway linking Patras, the Peloponnese and Athens)
• Greek National Road 8A (motorway)
• Greek National Road 79
• Greek National Road 83 (Marathonos Avenue)
• Greek National Road 89
• Greek National Road 91
• Attiki Odos, number 6 (privately owned motorway), gradually opened from 2001 to 2004
  • Hymettus Ring (number 64), opened in 2004
  • Egaleo Ring (number 65), opened in 2004, still under construction in its southern part.

[edit] Ferry lines

Numerous ferry lines, both normal ferries and the "flying dolphins" (fast sea vessels), connect the port of Piraeus with the islands of the periphery.

[edit] Other

• Athens Mass Transit System
  • Athens Metro
  • Attiki station
  • Proastiakos
  • Transit System (Attica)

[edit] Sports

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Government website of the Periphery of Attica

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