Fyli

Fyli Φυλή
Fyli
Location within the region
Coordinates: 38°6′N 23°40′E / 38.100°N 23.667°ECoordinates: 38°6′N 23°40′E / 38.100°N 23.667°E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Attica
Regional unit	West Attica
Government
• Mayor	Bouraimis Dimitrios (PASOK)
Area
• Municipality	111.3 km^2 (43.0 sq mi)
• Municipal unit	69.28 km^2 (26.75 sq mi)
Elevation	330 m (1,080 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
• Municipality	45,965
• Municipality density	410/km^2 (1,100/sq mi)
• Municipal unit	2,946
• Municipal unit density	43/km^2 (110/sq mi)
Community
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	133 xx
Area code(s)	210
Vehicle registration	Z (as of 2006)

Fyli (Greek: Φυλή) is a town and a municipality in the northwestern part of Attica, Greece. It lies in the northeastern corner of the West Attica regional unit, and is a suburb of Athens. The seat of the municipality is the town Ano Liosia.^[2]

Municipality

The municipality Fyli was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units:^[2]

• Ano Liosia
• Fyli
• Zefyri

Geography

Fyli is situated in the southern foothills of the mountains of Parnitha, and northeast of the plain of Eleusis. It is 4 km northeast of Ano Liosia, 8 km northeast of Aspropyrgos and 14 km northwest of Athens city centre. Motorway 6 passes south of the town.

Population

Year	Municipal unit	Municipality
1981	2,135	-
1991	2,925	-
2001	2,947	-
2011	2,946	45,965

History

Map of Phyle during the Phyle Campaign, 404 B.C.

A group of exiles from Athens, led by Thrasybulus, seized Phyle in the 404 BC Battle of Phyle. They went on to defeat the Spartan garrison at the Battle of Munichia near Piraeus.

Fyli suffered some damage from the 2007 Greek forest fires.

See also

• List of municipalities of Attica

References

1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
2. Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)