Pallini

Pallini

Παλλήνη
Pallini Παλλήνη
Municipality
	Pallini city
	Pallini
	Coordinates: 38°0′N 23°53′E / 38.000°N 23.883°E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Attica
Regional unit	East Attica
Area
• Municipality	29.43 km2 (11.36 sq mi)
• Municipal unit	18.93 km2 (7.31 sq mi)
Elevation	150 m (490 ft)
Population (2021)
• Municipality	59,459
• Density	2,020/km2 (5,233/sq mi)
• Municipal unit	23,445
• Municipal unit density	1,239/km2 (3,208/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	153 xx
Area code	210
Website	pallini.gr

Pallini (Greek: Παλλήνη) is a suburban town in the Greater Athens Area and a municipality in East Attica, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Gerakas.^[2] It is the seat of administration of the East Attica regional unit.

Geography

Pallini is situated in the eastern part of the Athens conurbation, at about 150 m elevation. It lies in a plain between the mountains Penteliko and Hymettus. It is 2 km east of Gerakas and 14 km east of Athens city centre. Its built-up area is continuous with those of the neighbouring suburbs Gerakas and Anthousa. Pallini station, west of the town centre, is served by commuter trains and Athens metro. Greek National Road 54 (Athens - Rafina) passes through Pallini. The municipal unit Pallini includes the subdivision of Leontari.

Municipality

The municipality Pallini was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units:^[2]