Ilioupoli

Coordinates: 37°56′N 23°45′E / 37.933°N 23.750°E / 37.933; 23.750
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Ilioupoli
Ηλιούπολη
UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
163 xx
Area code(s)210
Vehicle registrationZ
Websitewww.ilioupoli.gr

Ilioupoli (

Heliopolis
in Egypt. Development of Ilioupoli started around 1924, when Greek refugees from Asia Minor settled there.

Geography

Ilioupoli is 6 km (4 mi) southeast of Athens city centre. The municipality has an area of 12.724 km2.

Ilioupoli station is served by Line 2 of the Athens Metro. Ilioupoli is also linked by bus to downtown Athens (OASA 237 line), to Glyfada (OASA 140 line) and Piraeus
(OASA 218 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.

Climate data for Ilioupoli (1971-2000 modelled normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 12.48
(54.46) 		13.00
(55.40) 		15.34
(59.61) 		19.89
(67.80) 		25.53
(77.95) 		32.43
(90.37) 		32.15
(89.87) 		31.96
(89.53) 		28.75
(83.75) 		23.23
(73.81) 		17.59
(63.66) 		13.82
(56.88) 		22.08
(71.74)
Daily mean °C (°F) 8.84
(47.91) 		9.21
(48.58) 		11.19
(52.14) 		15.26
(59.47) 		20.59
(69.06) 		25.72
(78.30) 		27.58
(81.64) 		27.24
(81.03) 		23.60
(74.48) 		18.56
(65.41) 		13.84
(56.91) 		10.75
(51.35) 		17.70
(63.86)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 5.34
(41.61) 		5.47
(41.85) 		6.61
(43.90) 		9.61
(49.30) 		13.86
(56.95) 		18.34
(65.01) 		21.06
(69.91) 		20.87
(69.57) 		17.84
(64.11) 		13.25
(55.85) 		10.34
(50.61) 		8.68
(47.62) 		12.61
(54.69)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 44.51
(1.75) 		43.54
(1.71) 		50.20
(1.98) 		31.88
(1.26) 		18.66
(0.73) 		8.26
(0.33) 		8.89
(0.35) 		10.06
(0.40) 		9.66
(0.38) 		40.85
(1.61) 		60.50
(2.38) 		62.75
(2.47) 		389.76
(15.34)
Mean monthly sunshine hours 126.28 139.23 175.54 219.10 275.89 328.95 344.30 322.96 261.32 196.50 127.61 100.30 2,605.5
Source: Hellenic National Meteorological Service[3]

Current Weather (2021)

Weather records for 2021 in Ilioupoli (as of 1 November 2021) are given below:

Climate data for Ilioupoli (2021 normals as of 1st November 2021, altitude 171m asl)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 22.8
(73.0) 		20.6
(69.1) 		20.1
(68.2) 		26.4
(79.5) 		33.6
(92.5) 		37.9
(100.2) 		39.5
(103.1) 		41.4
(106.5) 		35.2
(95.4) 		24.5
(76.1) 		— — 41.4
(106.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 14.7
(58.5) 		15.4
(59.7) 		15.6
(60.1) 		19.6
(67.3) 		26.7
(80.1) 		29.5
(85.1) 		33.9
(93.0) 		34.0
(93.2) 		28.0
(82.4) 		21.1
(70.0) 		— — —
Daily mean °C (°F) 12.2
(54.0) 		12.1
(53.8) 		12.2
(54.0) 		15.9
(60.6) 		22.4
(72.3) 		25.4
(77.7) 		29.8
(85.6) 		29.8
(85.6) 		24.3
(75.7) 		18.1
(64.6) 		— — —
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 9.6
(49.3) 		9.5
(49.1) 		9.3
(48.7) 		12.6
(54.7) 		18.9
(66.0) 		21.7
(71.1) 		26.4
(79.5) 		26.6
(79.9) 		21.3
(70.3) 		15.7
(60.3) 		— — —
Record low °C (°F) 0.5
(32.9) 		−1.2
(29.8) 		3.4
(38.1) 		6.3
(43.3) 		15.2
(59.4) 		15.4
(59.7) 		23.5
(74.3) 		23.7
(74.7) 		15.3
(59.5) 		12.2
(54.0) 		— — −1.2
(29.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 40.2
(1.58) 		10.6
(0.42) 		7.4
(0.29) 		18.0
(0.71) 		0.0
(0.0) 		22.2
(0.87) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		128.2
(5.05) 		— — —
Source: National Observatory of Athens[4]

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

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
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

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Greece

References

Notes
  1. ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
  3. ^ "Ilioupoli Climatic Data". Hellenic National Meteorological Service. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Ilioupoli Climatic Data". National Observatory of Athens, Institute of Environmental Research and Sustainable Development, meteo.gr. Retrieved 1 November 2021.

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