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Pallini Παλλήνη
Municipality
Pallini city
PalliniLocation within the region
Coordinates: 38°0′N 23°53′E / 38.000°N 23.883°E / 38.000; 23.883
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Attica
Regional unit	East Attica
Area
• Municipality	29.43 km (11.36 sq mi)
• Municipal unit	18.93 km (7.31 sq mi)
Elevation	150 m (490 ft)
Population
• Municipality	59,459
• Density	2,000/km (5,200/sq mi)
• Municipal unit	23,445
• Municipal unit density	1,200/km (3,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	153 xx
Area code(s)	210
Website	www.palini.gr

Pallini (Greek: Παλλήνη) is a suburban town in Greater Athens Area and a municipality in East Attica, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Gerakas. It is the seat of administration of the East Attica regional unit.

Geography

Pallini is situated in the eastern part of the Athens conurbation, at about 150 m elevation. It lies in a plain between the mountains Penteliko and Hymettus. It is 2 km east of Gerakas and 14 km east of Athens city centre. Its built-up area is continuous with those of the neighbouring suburbs Gerakas and Anthousa. Pallini station, west of the town centre, is served by commuter trains and Athens metro. Greek National Road 54 (Athens - Rafina) passes through Pallini. The municipal unit Pallini includes the subdivision of Leontari.

Municipality

The municipality Pallini was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units:

• Anthousa
• Gerakas
• Pallini

The municipality has an area of 29.430 km, the municipal unit 18.932 km.

Historical population

Notable people

• Dimitri Nanopoulos (1948-), physicist
• Katerina Stefanidi (1990-), Olympic gold medalist in the women's pole vault

Gallery

• Dormition of Theotokos church
• Eleftherias Square
• The City Hall
• St Tryfonas church
• Kantza sports center
• Church in Kantza (Leontari) suburb
• Park
• Anthousa Square

See also

• List of municipalities of Attica

References

1. "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.
2. ^ "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
3. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.

External links

• Official website (in Greek)
• https://web.archive.org/web/20050309025919/http://www.de.sch.gr/~anpapad/pallini.htm

v t e Places adjacent to Pallini
Anthousa Penteli Gerakas Pallini Pikermi Glyka Nera Paiania Spata

v t e Administrative divisions of the Attica Region
Area 3,808 km (1,470 sq mi) Population 3,827,624 (as of 2011) Municipalities 66 (since 2011) Capital Athens
Regional unit of Central Athens	Athens Dafni-Ymittos Nea Filadelfeia-Nea Chalkidona Galatsi Ilioupoli Kaisariani Vyronas Zografou
Regional unit of North Athens	Agia Paraskevi Chalandri Filothei-Psychiko Irakleio Kifissia Lykovrysi-Pefki Marousi Metamorfosi Nea Ionia Papagou-Cholargos Penteli Vrilissia
Regional unit of West Athens	Agia Varvara Agioi Anargyroi-Kamatero Aigaleo Haidari Ilion Peristeri Petroupoli
Regional unit of South Athens	Agios Dimitrios Alimos Elliniko-Argyroupoli Glyfada Kallithea Moschato-Tavros Nea Smyrni Palaio Faliro
Regional unit of Piraeus	Keratsini-Drapetsona Korydallos Nikaia-Agios Ioannis Renti Perama Piraeus
Regional unit of East Attica	Acharnes Dionysos Kropia Lavreotiki Marathon Markopoulo Oropos Paiania Pallini Rafina-Pikermi Saronikos Spata-Artemida Vari-Voula-Vouliagmeni
Regional unit of West Attica	Aspropyrgos Elefsina Fyli Mandra-Eidyllia Megara
Regional unit of Islands	Aegina Agistri Hydra Kythira Poros Salamis Spetses Troizinia-Methana
Regional governor Giorgios Patoulis Decentralized Administration Attica

• Municipalities of Attica
• Populated places in East Attica