Nea Ionia
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For the city in Magnesia, see Nea Ionia, Magnesia.
Nea Ionia (Greek: Νέα Ιωνία, meaning New Ionia) is a town and a northern suburb of the Athens agglomeration, Greece, and a municipality of the Attica region. It was named after Ionia, the region in Anatolia from which many Greeks migrated in the 1920s as a part of the population exchange between Greece and Turkey. Many of the town families originated from the town of Alanya which is currently a part of Turkey.
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Nea Ionia
Νέα Ιωνία | |
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Coordinates: 38°2′N 23°45′E | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | Attica |
Regional unit | North Athens |
Government | |
• Mayor | Despoina Thomaidou |
Area | |
• Municipality | 4.421 km2 (1.707 sq mi) |
Elevation | 130 m (430 ft) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Municipality | 64,611 |
• Density | 15,000/km2 (38,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 142 xx |
Area code(s) | 210 |
Vehicle registration | Z |
Website | neaionia |
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Nea Ionia is 7 km northeast of Athens city centre. The municipality has an area of 4.421 km2.[2] It is served by three Line 1 metro stations: Nea Ionia, Pefkakia and Perissos.