West Athens (regional unit)

Regional unit in Greece

West Athens Περιφερειακή ενότητα Δυτικού Τομέα Αθηνών
Regional unit
Municipalities of West Athens
38°01′N 23°41′E / 38.017°N 23.683°E / 38.017; 23.683
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Attica
Seat	Peristeri
Area
• Total	66.7 km² (25.8 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Total	478,883
• Density	7,200/km² (19,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	12x xx, 13x xx
Area code(s)	210

West Athens (Greek: Δυτικός Τομέας Αθηνών) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Attica. The regional unit covers the west-central part of the agglomeration of Athens.

Administration

As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the regional unit West Athens was created out of part of the former Athens Prefecture. It is subdivided into 7 municipalities. These are (number as in the map in the infobox):^[2]

Agia Varvara (2)
Agioi Anargyroi-Kamatero (3)
Aigaleo (4)
Chaidari (5)
Ilion (6)
Peristeri (1)
Petroupoli (7)

References

^ "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.
^ "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.