North Athens | |
Name Local: | Περιφερειακή ενότητα Βορείου Τομέα Αθηνών |
Type: | regional unit |
Caption Skyline: | Municipalities of North Athens |
Coordinates: | 38.0833°N 72°W |
Periph: | Attica |
Seat: | Kifisia |
Area: | 140.7 |
Population: | 601163 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Postal Code: | 14x xx, 15x xx |
Area Code: | 210 |
North Athens (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Βόρειος Τομέας Αθηνών) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Attica. The regional unit covers the northeast-central part of the agglomeration of Athens.
As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the regional unit North Athens was created out of part of the former Athens Prefecture. It is subdivided into 12 municipalities. These are (number as in the map in the infobox):[1]