Nea Ionia
Nea Ionia
Νέα Ιωνία | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 38°2′N 23°45′E / 38.033°N 23.750°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Attica |
| Regional unit | North Athens |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Panagiotis Manouris (since 2023) |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 4.421 km2 (1.707 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 130 m (430 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• 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 |
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.
Nea Ionia is 7 km northeast of Athens city centre. The municipality has an area of 4.421 km2. It is served by three Line 1 metro stations: Nea Ionia, Pefkakia and Perissos.