Piraeus
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| Piraeus Πειραιάς | |
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 View of Piraeus Harbour | |
| Location | |
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| Coordinates | 37°57′N 23°38′ECoordinates: 37°57′N 23°38′E |
| Time zone: | EET/EEST (UTC+2/3) |
| Elevation (min-max): | 0 - 6.6 m (0 - 22 ft) |
| Government | |
| Country: | Greece |
| Periphery: | Attica |
| Prefecture: | Piraeus |
| Mayor: | Panagiotis Fasoulas (PASOK) (since: 2006) |
| Population statistics (as of 2001[1]) | |
| City Proper | |
| - Population: | 175,697 |
| - Area:[2] | 10.865 km² (4 sq mi) |
| - Density: | 16,171 /km² (41,882 /sq mi) |
| Metropolitan | |
| - Population: | 466,065 |
| - Area: | 50.417 km² (19 sq mi) |
| - Density: | 9,244 /km² (23,942 /sq mi) |
| Codes | |
| Postal: | 185 xx |
| Telephone: | 210 |
| Auto: | Z |
| Website | |
| www.pireasnet.gr | |
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Piraeus (pronounced /pɪˈræʊs/; Modern Greek: Πειραιάς Peiraiás, IPA: [piɾeˈas],Ancient Greek: Πειραιεύς Peiraieús, IPA: [piɾeˈefs]) is a city in the periphery of Attica, Greece, and a suburb located 9 km to the south-west of the center ofAthens. It is the capital of the Piraeus Prefecture and belongs to the Athensurban area, being the second most populous municipality of the Greek capital, following the Athens municipality. It was the port of the ancient city of Athensand was chosen to serve as the modern port when the city re-emerged in 1834. Piraeus is the largest port in Europe[citation needed] and the third largest in the world in terms of passenger transportation, servicing 19,000,000 passengers annually. The Piraeus station is the terminus of Line 1 (the "green line"), the electric train service now incorporated into the Athens Metro. The uninhabited island of Psyttaleia is also within municipal limits.
The population of the municipality of Piraeus is 175,697 (2001). The prefecture of Piraeus, which includes the surrounding land and some of the islands of theSaronic Gulf, has a population of 541,504 (2001).
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