Korydallos
Municipality in Greece
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Korydallos (Greek: Κορυδαλλός;[3] Latin: Corydallus) is both a town and a municipality in the Piraeus regional unit of Greece. It is located in the southwestern part of the Athens agglomeration.
Korydallos
Κορυδαλλός | |
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The Korydallos metro station in Eleftherias Square | |
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  Korydallos | |
| Coordinates: 37°59′N 23°39′E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Attica |
| Regional unit | Piraeus |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nikos Choursalas[1] (since 2019) |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 4.324 km2 (1.670 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 30 m (98 ft) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Municipality | 61,248 |
| • Density | 14,160/km2 (36,690/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 181 xx |
| Area code | 210 |
| Vehicle registration | Z |
| Website | www.korydallos.gr |
Geography
Korydallos is situated southeast of the mountain Aegaleo. It is located 7 km west of central Athens and 4.5 km north of Piraeus. The municipality has an area of 4.324 km2.[4] The main street Taxiarchon has become a well known shopping center with many fashion shops and boutiques. People who live there are usually middle class families or the working class.
Transport
Korydallos metro station of line 3 situated in the city. Also served by busses (OSY).
History
Korydallos was founded in ancient times, and was one of the 100 municipalities of ancient Athens' democratic system at the end of the 6th century BC.[5] Theophilos Corydalleus (1563–1646) was a philosopher who lived in Korydallos.[6] 200 years later, Korydallos was known as Koutsoukari after the property owner of the greater area, Emmanouil Koutsikaris. After that it was renamed into Pachy after the next owner (Pachinas). In 1923, the town was renamed back into its ancient name, Korydallos. The population in 1928 was 2,500. Korydallos was part of the municipality of Athens until 1931 and from 1931 to 1934 of municipality of Piraeus, when it became a separate community. It was elevated to municipality status in 1946.[7] The city now boasts a population of 100,000.[8]
Historical population
| Year | Municipality |
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| 1981 | 61,313 |
| 1991 | 63,184 |
| 2001 | 67,456 |
| 2011 | 63,445 |
| 2021 | 61,248 |
Football teams
- Aetos Korydallou
- Kypros Korydallou
- Thuella Korydallou
- Ermis Korydallou
- AO Korydallou
See also
Twin towns
Belváros-Lipótváros, Hungary (2025)
