Tanagra

Tanagra
Τανάγρα
Tanagra
Location within the region
Coordinates: 38°19′40″N 23°32′17″E / 38.32781°N 23.53798°E / 38.32781; 23.53798
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Greece
Regional unitBoeotia
Area
  Municipality
461.02 km2 (178.00 sq mi)
  Municipal unit122.53 km2 (47.31 sq mi)
  Community27.814 km2 (10.739 sq mi)
Elevation
214 m (702 ft)
Population
 (2021)
  Municipality
18,500
  Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
  Municipal unit
3,212
  Municipal unit density26/km2 (68/sq mi)
  Community
929
  Community density33/km2 (87/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
322 00, 320 09
Area code(s)22620
Vehicle registrationΒΙ

Tanagra (Greek: Τανάγρα) is a town and a municipality north of Athens in Boeotia, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Schimatari. It is not far from Thebes, and it was noted in antiquity for the figurines named after it. The Tanagra figurines were a mass-produced, mold-cast and fired type of Greek terracotta figurine produced from the later fourth century BC, primarily in Tanagra.