Paiania

Paiania Παιανία
Paiania
Location within the region
Coordinates: 37°57′N 23°51′E / 37.950°N 23.850°ECoordinates: 37°57′N 23°51′E / 37.950°N 23.850°E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Attica
Regional unit	East Attica
Government
• Mayor	Dimitris Davaris
Area
• Municipality	47.14 km^2 (18.20 sq mi)
• Municipal unit	43.92 km^2 (16.96 sq mi)
Elevation	160 m (520 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
• Municipality	26,668
• Municipality density	570/km^2 (1,500/sq mi)
• Municipal unit	15,619
• Municipal unit density	360/km^2 (920/sq mi)
Community
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	190 02
Area code(s)	210
Vehicle registration	Z
Website	www.peania.gr

Paiania (Greek: Παιανία, before 1915: Λιόπεσι - Liopesi,^[2] Arvanitika: Liopësi) is a town and a municipality in East Attica, Greece. It is an eastern suburb of Athens, located east of Mount Hymettus. It is 11 km east of Athens city centre.

Paiania is home to the Vorres Museum of Folk and Contemporary Art, the broadcasting facilities of Greek television station Mega Channel and the former training facilities of football club Panathinaikos FC. Greek National Road 89 passes through the town, Motorway 6 passes east of it.

Municipality

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

• Glyka Nera
• Paiania

The municipal unit of Paiania also includes the village of Argithea (pop. 1,024).

Notable people

• Demades (380-318 BC), orator and demagogue.
• Demosthenes (384-322 BC), orator and demagogue.

References

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

External links

• Official website (Greek)