Nea Ionia Νέα Ιωνία
Location
Nea Ionia
Coordinates	38°2′N 23°45′E / 38.033°N 23.750°E / 38.033; 23.750Coordinates: 38°2′N 23°45′E / 38.033°N 23.750°E / 38.033; 23.750
Location within the region
Government
Country:	Greece
Region:	Attica
Regional unit:	North Athens
Mayor:	Iraklis Gotsis
Population statistics (as of 2011)[1]
Municipality
- Population:	67,134
- Area:	4.421 km2 (2 sq mi)
- Density:	15,185 /km2 (39,330 /sq mi)
Other
Time zone:	EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)
Elevation (center):	130 m (427 ft)
Postal code:	142 xx
Telephone:	210
Auto:	Z
Website
www.neaionia.gr

Nea Ionia (Greek: Νέα Ιωνία, meaning New Ionia) is a northern suburb of Athens, Greece, and a municipality of the Attica region. It has a surface train station (ISAP). The suburb was named after Ionia, the region in Anatolia from which many Greeks migrated in the 1920s following the Population exchange between Greece and Turkey. It is located northeast of the neighborhood of Patissia. It is located S of Attiki Odos which opened in 2001 and wasn't fully connected until February 2004, WSW of Kifissia and W of Kifissias Avenue, W of Marathonos Avenue, ENE of Athens and E of Kifissou Avenue. Its main street is one connecting Patissia and Kifissia.

The area was made up of farmlands and trees dominated the area. The trees are in the squares today. Urban development replaced much of the farmlands. Today, much of the municipality is urbanized while the businesses are along its main roads. Many of the trees are aligned with the streets and in squares. A few tracts of hilly grasslands lie to the east.

Nea Ionia has schools, lyceums, gymnasia, banks, a post office and squares (plateies).

Historical population[edit]

Notable people[edit]

• Maria Farantouri (1947-), Greek singer
• Stelios Kazantzidis (1931–2001), Greek singer
• Nikos Xanthopoulos (1934-), Greek actor

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• City of Nea Ionia official website (Greek)

See also[edit]

• List of municipalities of Attica

		Irakleio
	Nea Filadelfeia		Marousi
		Nea Ionia
	Athens	Galatsi	Filothei

v t e Administrative division of the Attica Region Area: 3,808 km2 (1,470 sq mi) Population: 3,827,624 (2011) Capital: Athens Regional unit of Central Athens Athens Dafni-Ymittos Filadelfeia-Chalkidona Galatsi Ilioupoli Kaisariani Vyronas Zografou Regional unit of North Athens Agia Paraskevi Chalandri Filothei-Psychiko Irakleio Kifisia Lykovrysi-Pefki Marousi Metamorfosi Nea Ionia Papagou-Cholargos Penteli Vrilissia Regional unit of West Athens Agia Varvara Agioi Anargyroi-Kamatero Aigaleo Chaidari Ilion Peristeri Petroupoli Regional unit of South Athens Agios Dimitrios Alimos Elliniko-Argyroupoli Glyfada Kallithea Moschato-Tavros Nea Smyrni Palaio Faliro Regional unit of Piraeus Keratsini-Drapetsona Korydallos Nikaia-Agios Ioannis Rentis Perama Piraeus Regional unit of East Attica Acharnes Dionysos Kropia Lavreotiki Marathon Markopoulo Oropos Paiania Pallini Rafina-Pikermi Saronikos Spata-Artemida Vari-Voula-Vouliagmeni Regional unit of West Attica Aspropyrgos Eleusis Fyli Mandra-Eidyllia Megara Regional unit of Islands Aegina Angistri Hydra Cythera Poros Salamis Spetses Troizinia Regional governor: Ioannis Sgouros (el) Website: www.patt.gov.gr