Korydallos

Municipality in Greece

Korydallos Κορυδαλλός
Municipality
37°59′N 23°39′E / 37.983°N 23.650°E / 37.983; 23.650
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Attica
Regional unit	Piraeus
Government
• Mayor	Nikos Choursalas
Area
• Municipality	4.324 km² (1.670 sq mi)
Elevation	30 m (100 ft)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Municipality	61,248
• Density	14,000/km² (37,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	181 xx
Area code(s)	210
Vehicle registration	Z
Website	www.korydallos.gr

Korydallos (Greek: Κορυδαλλός;^[2] Latin: Corydallus) is both a town and a municipality in the Piraeus regional unit, Greece. It is located in the southwestern part of Athens agglomeration.

Geography

Korydallos is situated southeast of the mountain Aegaleo. It is located 7 km west of central Athens and 4.5 km north of Piraeus. The municipality has an area of 4.324 km².^[3] The main street Taxiarchon has become a well known shopping center with many fashion shops and boutiques. People who live there are usually middle class families or the working class.

Transport

Korydallos metro station of line 3 situated in the city. Also served by busses (OSY).

History

Korydallos was founded in ancient times, and was one of the 100 municipalities of ancient Athens' democratic system at the end of the 6th century BC.^[4] Theophilos Corydalleus (1563–1646) was a philosopher who lived in Corydallos.^[5] 200 years later, Korydallos was known as Koutsoukari after the property owner of the greater area, Emmanouil Koutsikaris. After that it was renamed into Pachy after the next owner (Pachinas). In 1923, the town was renamed back into its ancient name, Korydallos. The population in 1928 was 2,500. Korydallos was part of the municipality of Athens until 1931 and from 1931 to 1934 of municipality of Piraeus, when it became a separate community. It was elevated to municipality status in 1946.^[6] The city now boasts a population of 100,000.^[7]

Historical population

Year	Municipality
1981	61,313
1991	63,184
2001	67,456
2011	63,445
2021	61,248

Football teams

Aetos Korydallou
Kypros Korydallou
Thuella Korydallou
Ermis Korydallou

References

^ "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.
^ Known as Παχύ, Pachy from the 1860s till 1923.
^ "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.
^ "Αρχαία Ιστορία". Δήμος Κορυδαλλού (in Greek). Retrieved 2021-11-14.
^ Tripoulá, Ioánna (January 2019). "Korydaleus, Theophilos". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ "ΕΕΤΑΑ-Διοικητικές Μεταβολές των Οικισμών".
^ "Σύγχρονη Ιστορία". Δήμος Κορυδαλλού (in Greek). Retrieved 2021-11-14.