Agios Dimitrios
Municipality in Greece
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Agios Dimitrios (Greek: Άγιος Δημήτριος meaning Saint Dimitrios, before 1928: Μπραχάμι - Brahami[3]) is a town in Attica, Greece, and a suburb in the southern part of the Athens agglomeration.
Aghios Dimitrios
Άγιος Δημήτριος | |
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  Aghios Dimitrios | |
| Coordinates: 37°56′N 23°44′E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Attica |
| Regional unit | South Athens |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Stelios Mamalakis[1] (since 2023) |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 4.949 km2 (1.911 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Municipality | 71,664 |
| • Density | 14,480/km2 (37,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 173 xx, 17236 |
| Area code | 210 |
| Vehicle registration | Z |
| Website | www.dad.gr |
Geography
Agios Dimitrios is situated 5 km south of Athens city centre, and 4 km from the Saronic Gulf coast. The municipality has an area of 4.949 km2.[4] Vouliagmenis Avenue connects it with central Athens and the southern suburbs. The suburb is connected with Line 2 of the Athens Metro through Agios Dimitrios metro station.
Climate
Agios Dimitrios has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification: Csa), bordering on a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification: BSh). Agios Dimitrios experiences hot, dry summers and mild, wetter winters.
| Climate data for Agios Dimitrios | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 12.93 (55.27) |
13.20 (55.76) |
15.43 (59.77) |
19.79 (67.62) |
25.38 (77.68) |
30.50 (86.90) |
32.40 (90.32) |
32.12 (89.82) |
28.77 (83.79) |
23.41 (74.14) |
18.02 (64.44) |
14.41 (57.94) |
22.20 (71.95) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.24 (48.63) |
9.48 (49.06) |
11.50 (52.70) |
15.61 (60.10) |
20.74 (69.33) |
25.73 (78.31) |
27.87 (82.17) |
27.44 (81.39) |
24.08 (75.34) |
19.00 (66.20) |
14.42 (57.96) |
11.36 (52.45) |
18.04 (64.47) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 6.28 (43.30) |
6.39 (43.50) |
7.55 (45.59) |
10.58 (51.04) |
14.69 (58.44) |
19.11 (66.40) |
21.82 (71.28) |
21.80 (71.24) |
18.81 (65.86) |
14.56 (58.21) |
11.12 (52.02) |
8.06 (46.51) |
13.40 (56.12) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 43.77 (1.72) |
42.84 (1.69) |
46.23 (1.82) |
28.84 (1.14) |
17.13 (0.67) |
7.24 (0.29) |
7.58 (0.30) |
9.17 (0.36) |
8.53 (0.34) |
38.18 (1.50) |
55.14 (2.17) |
62.16 (2.45) |
366.81 (14.45) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 126.03 | 138.21 | 180.03 | 229.51 | 280.37 | 331.73 | 346.94 | 327.87 | 262.84 | 199.53 | 133.16 | 103.93 | 2,660.15 |
| Source: Hellenic National Meteorological Service[5] | |||||||||||||
History
The settlement developed around the church of Saint Dimitrios was the original web of the village of Brahami during the interwar period.
In the Turkish occupation, but also after the liberation, all Alimos, and not only, was a vast estate. The beginning was at St. John at Kareas and extended to Kavouri. The area, including the agricultural village, belonged to Braham Pasha - by which Agios Dimitrios is also called Brahami - and to Hassan Pasha, from which came the name Hassani. All this property was divided into parcels, which the municipality of Athens, to which it belonged, donated or sold. This resulted in the creation of various settlements.
The Community of Brahami was founded in 1925. Until then the village of Brahami belonged to the municipality of Athens. By Decree of 1925, Brahami was administered autonomously by the Athenian municipality and was a community comprising the settlements of Brahami, Agia Varvara, Katsipodi (Dafni today), Pikrodafni and Agios Kosmas. In 1928 the community was renamed Agios Dimitrios. It was converted into a municipality of Agios Dimitrios, which was based in Daphne in 1942.
In 1947, with the Decree issued on September 5, 1947, the settlement of Agios Dimitrios was seized by the Municipality of Dafni and formed into a separate homonymous community, which included exclusively Brahami. The final adjustment was made in 1963, when the then Home Secretary G. Rallis on 15 March approved the conversion of the Community of Agios Dimitrios into a homonymous municipality, as it is today.
Historical population
| Year | Population |
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| 1981 | 51,421 |
| 1991 | 57,574 |
| 2001 | 65,173 |
| 2011 | 71,294 |
| 2021 | 71,664 |
Sports
The most important clubs based in Agios Dimitrios is the football club Agios Dimitrios F.C., Thyella Agiou Dimitriou and the basketball club Cronus Agios Dimitrios.
| Sport clubs based in Aghios Dimitrios | |||
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| Club | Founded | Sports | Achievements |
| Agios Dimitrios F.C. | 1928 | Presence in Athens B local | |
| Cronus Agios Dimitrios | 1976 | Earlier presence in A1 Ethniki women | |
| Thyella Agiou Dimitriou | 1966 | Presence in Athens A local | |