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Ilioupoli

Field	Value
name	Ilioupoli
name_local	Ηλιούπολη
type	municipality
image_map	2011 Dimos Ilioupolis.png
image_skyline	Firefighters'memorial above Ilioupoli, Greece.jpg
caption_skyline	Firefighter's memorial in Ilioupoli
coordinates
elevation	150
periph	Attica
periphunit	Central Athens
pop_municipality	76730
area_municipality	12.724
mayor	Efstathios Psyropoulos
since	01-01-2024
population_as_of	2021
postal_code	163 xx
area_code	210
licence	Z
website	www.ilioupoli.gr

Ilioupoli (, lit."Sun City") is a suburban municipality and a town in Central Athens regional unit and located in the central-southern part of the Athens agglomeration. Its name is the modern form of the ancient name of Heliopolis in Egypt. Development of Ilioupoli started around 1924, when Greek refugees from Asia Minor settled there.

Geography

Ilioupoli is 6 km southeast of Athens city centre. The municipality has an area of 12.724 km2. It lies at the western foot of the forested Hymettus mountain, which covers the eastern half of the municipality. Its built-up area is continuous with those of neighbouring suburbs Ymittos, Agios Dimitrios, Alimos and Argyroupoli. The main thoroughfares are Vouliagmenis Avenue, which connects Ilioupoli with central Athens, and Venizelou Avenue, which connects with the A62 Hymettus Ring Road (formerly the A64 until 2024). Ilioupoli metro station is served by Line 2 of the Athens Metro. Ilioupoli is also linked by bus to downtown Athens (OASA 237 line) and Glyfada (OASA 140 line).

Ilioupoli is subdivided into 11 quarters: Agia Marina, Agia Mavra, Agia Paraskevi, Agios Konstantinos-Kanaria, Ano Ilioupoli, Astynomika-Panorama, Kato Ilioupoli, Kentro, Nisaki, Typografika and Chalikaki. Ilioupoli has an uncommon street plan, characterised by 5 sets of concentric circular or oval streets.

Climate

Ilioupoli has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification: Csa). Ilioupoli experiences hot, dry summers and mild, wetter winters.

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Historical population

Year	Population
1981	69,560
1991	75,037
2001	75,904
2011	78,153
2021	76,730

Landmarks

Anapsiktirio "Demetrios Kintis"
Plateia Iroon (Iroon Square)
Koimisi tis Theotokou Church
Kentriki Plateia (Central Square or Hethnikis Antistaseos Square)
The Stouggaris Building (Sophia the fox, big one)
Plateia Kanaria (Kanaria Square)
Plateia Flemingk (Fleming Square)
Chalikaki Athletics Stadium

Sports

Ilioupoli is the seat of the clubs Charavgiakos F.C., club founded in 1949 and Ilioupoli F.C., club founded in 1953.

Sport clubs based in Ilioupoli	Club	Founded	Sports	Achievements
Charavgiakos F.C.	1949	Football, Basketball	Earlier presence in Beta Ethniki, in football
GS Ilioupoli	1953	Football, Basketball, Volleyball, Water Polo, Judo, Athletics and other sports	Earlier presence in Beta Ethniki in football, presence in A1 Ethniki in Women's Volleyball and Men's Water Polo

International relations

EGY Heliopolis (Cairo), Egypt
ROU Iași, Romania
CYP Larnaca, Cyprus
SRB Novi Sad, Serbia (1994)

References

;Notes

References

"Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)". National Statistical Service of Greece.

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