West Athens | |
Name Local: | Περιφερειακή ενότητα Δυτικού Τομέα Αθηνών |
Type: | regional unit |
Caption Skyline: | Municipalities of West Athens |
Coordinates: | 38.0167°N 64°W |
Periph: | Attica |
Seat: | Peristeri |
Area: | 66.7 |
Population: | 478883 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Postal Code: | 12x xx, 13x xx |
Area Code: | 210 |
West Athens (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Δυτικός Τομέας Αθηνών) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Attica. The regional unit covers the west-central part of the agglomeration of Athens.
As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the regional unit West Athens was created out of part of the former Athens Prefecture. It is subdivided into 7 municipalities. These are (number as in the map in the infobox):[1]