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Pallini

Field	Value
name	Pallini
name_local	Παλλήνη
type	municipality
image_map	2011 Dimos Pallinis.png
periph	Attica
periphunit	East Attica
pop_municipality	59459
area_municipality	29.43
pop_municunit	23445
area_municunit	18.93
population_as_of	2021
elevation	150
coordinates
postal_code	153 xx
area_code	210
website	www.palini.gr
image_skyline	Πόλη της Παλλήνης β Greece.jpg
caption_skyline	Pallini city

Pallini () is a suburban town in the 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

Pallini 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 km2, the municipal unit 18.932 km2.

Historical population

Year	Town	Municipal unit	Municipality
1981	5,475	-	-
1991	8,021	10,908	-
2001	12,552	16,679	-
2011	16,415	22,344	54,415
2021	17,371	23,445	59,459

Notable people

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

Gallery

File:Koimiseos tis Theotokou Church at Pallini.jpg|Dormition of Theotokos church File:Πλατεία Ελευθερίας Παλλήνη υ Greece.jpg|Eleftherias Square File:Δημαρχείο Παλλήνης ρ Greece.jpg|The City Hall File:Ιερός Ναός Αγίου Τρύφωνος Παλλήνης ε Greece.jpg|St Tryfonas church File:Αθλητικό Κέντρο Κάντζας - panoramio.jpg|Kantza sports center File:Ιερός Ναός Κοιμήσεως Θεοτόκου Κάντζας.jpg|Church in Kantza (Leontari) suburb File:Πάρκο Κάντζας - panoramio - Dimorsitanos.jpg|Park File:Πλατεία Ανθούσας Αττικής β.jpg|Anthousa Square

References

"ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text". [[Government Gazette (Greece).
"Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)". National Statistical Service of Greece.

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