Ilioupoli
Ηλιούπολη
Ilioupoli is located in Greece
Ilioupoli
Ilioupoli
Coordinates: 37°56′N 23°45′E / 37.933°N 23.750°E / 37.933; 23.750
CountryGreece
Administrative regionAttica
Regional unitCentral Athens
Area
  Municipality12.724 km2 (4.913 sq mi)
Elevation
150 m (490 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Municipality
78,153
  Municipality density6,100/km2 (16,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
163 xx
Area code(s)210
Vehicle registrationZ
Websitewww.ilioupoli.gr

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.

Geography

Ilioupoli 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 Motorway 64. Ilioupoli 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

Ilioupoli 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)

Weather 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

YearPopulation
198169,560
199175,037
200175,904
201178,153

Landmarks

  • 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

Ilioupoli 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.1949Football , BasketballEarlier presence in Beta Ethniki, in football
GS Ilioupoli1953Football , Basketball, Volleyball, Water Polo, Judo, Athletics and other sportsEarlier presence in Beta Ethniki in football, presence in A1 Ethniki in Women's Volleyball and Men's Water Polo

International relations

Twin towns – sister cities

References

Notes
  1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. "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.
  3. "Ilioupoli Climatic Data". Hellenic National Meteorological Service. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  4. "Ilioupoli Climatic Data". National Observatory of Athens, Institute of Environmental Research and Sustainable Development, meteo.gr. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  5. Greek Travel Pages: Ilioupoli
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.