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Agia Varvara

Municipality in Greece

Agia Varvara Αγία Βαρβάρα
Municipality
Prophet Elias church in Agia Barbara
38°00′N 23°39′E / 38.000°N 23.650°E / 38.000; 23.650
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Attica
Regional unit	West Athens
Government
• Mayor	Lampros Michos^[1] (since 2019)
Area
• Municipality	2.425 km² (0.936 sq mi)
Elevation	70 m (230 ft)
Population (2021)^[2]
• Municipality	26,759
• Density	11,000/km² (29,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	123 51
Area code(s)	210
Vehicle registration	Z
Website	www.agiavarvara.gr

Agia Varvara (Greek: Αγία Βαρβάρα, meaning Saint Barbara) is a suburban town in the western part of the Athens agglomeration in Attica, Greece and a municipality in the West Athens regional unit.

Geography

Agia Varvara is situated east of the mountain Aigaleo (Greek: Αιγάλεω). It is 6 km (4 mi) west of central Athens. The municipality has an area of 2.425 km².^[3] It is served by the Agia Varvara and Agia Marina stations on Line 3 of the Athens Metro.

Historical population

Year	Population
1981	29,259
1991	28,706
2001	30,562
2011	26,550
2021	26,759

References

^ Municipality of Aghia Varvara, Municipal elections – October 2023, Ministry of Interior
^ "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.
^ "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.