Aigaleo, West Athens, Attica, Greece
🇬🇷 Aigaleo or Egaleo is a municipality in the western part of the Athens agglomeration, region of Attica, Greece. It takes its name from Mount Aigaleo.
Geography Aigaleo is four km (2.5 mi) west of Athens city centre. The municipality has an area of 6.450 km² (2.490 sq mi). It is south-east of Mount Aigaleo. The Cephissus river flows through the industrialised eastern part of the municipality; about 1/4 of its area is taken up by factory developments. The town is served by two Metro stations: Egaleo and Agia Marina metro stations. The Motorway 1 (Athens-Thessaloniki-Evzones) passes through the town.
Aigaleo consists of the quarters Kato Aigaleo, Neo Aigaleo, Damarakia, Lioumi, Rosika, Agios Spyridonas and Agios Georgios.
History Aigaleo was part of the municipality of Athens until 1934, when it became a separate community. It was raised to municipality status in 1943.
On September 29, 1944, during the Axis occupation of Greece, a massacre of at least 65 civilians (with estimates ranging up to 150 casualties) by the German forces took place in Aigaleo's Agios Georgios neighborhood.
Europe/Athens/Attica
Aigaleo has a population of over 69,946 people. Aigaleo also forms one of the centres of the wider West Athens District which has a population of over 489,675 people. It is also a part of the larger Greater Athens agglomeration.
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Twin Towns, Sister Cities Aigaleo has links with:
🇨🇾 Kythrea, Cyprus 🇪🇸 Leganés, Spain 🇮🇹 Reggio Calabria, Italy🇺🇸 Charlottesville 38.03
🇬🇷 Korydallos 37.983
🇺🇸 Evansville 37.978
Locations Near: Aigaleo 23.6807,37.9896
🇬🇷 Peristéri 23.692,38.013 d: 2.8
🇬🇷 Korydallos 23.65,37.983 d: 2.8
🇬🇷 Athens 23.717,37.983 d: 3.2
🇬🇷 Kallithea 23.696,37.951 d: 4.5
🇬🇷 Nikaia 23.633,37.967 d: 4.9
🇬🇷 Nea Smyrni 23.717,37.95 d: 5.4
🇬🇷 Palaio Faliro 23.7,37.933 d: 6.5
Antipodal to: Aigaleo -156.319,-37.99
🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 17647.7
🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 17407.9
🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 17021.9
🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 16927
🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 13596.2
🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 13486.9
🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 13470.4
🇺🇸 Kahului -156.466,20.891 d: 13467.8