Vyronas (Greek: Βύρωνας) is a suburban town and a municipality in the southeastern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. The town is named after George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, the famous English poet and writer, who is a national hero of Greece. Formerly part of the municipality of Athens, Vyronas was created as a community in 1933, and became a municipality in 1934.[2] The municipality has an area of 9.204 km2.[3]

Vyronas
Βύρωνας
View of Vyronas from Kareas
View of Vyronas from Kareas
Vyronas is located in Greece
Vyronas
Vyronas
Location within the region
Coordinates: 37°57.7′N 23°45.2′E / 37.9617°N 23.7533°E / 37.9617; 23.7533
CountryGreece
Administrative regionAttica
Regional unitCentral Athens
Area
 • Municipality
9.204 km2 (3.554 sq mi)
Elevation
120 m (390 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipality
59,134
 • Density6,400/km2 (17,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
162 xx
Area code(s)210
Vehicle registrationZ
Websitewww.dimosbyrona.gr

Vyronas is an inner suburb of Athens, located about 3 km southeast of Athens city centre. Towards the southeast the municipality extends to the forested Hymettus mountain. The built-up area of Vyronas is continuous with that of municipality of Athens and the neighbouring suburbs Kaisariani, Ymittos and Ilioupoli. The A62 Hymettus Ring Road (formerly the A64 until 2024) runs through the southeastern part of the municipality.

Climate

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Vyronas has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification: Csa). Vyronas experiences cool, wet winters and hot, relatively dry summers.

Climate data for Vyronas
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 12.32
(54.18)
12.80
(55.04)
15.28
(59.50)
20.05
(68.09)
25.89
(78.60)
32.68
(90.82)
32.51
(90.52)
31.49
(88.68)
29.22
(84.60)
23.45
(74.21)
17.61
(63.70)
13.66
(56.59)
22.25
(72.04)
Daily mean °C (°F) 8.39
(47.10)
8.80
(47.84)
10.89
(51.60)
15.15
(59.27)
20.66
(69.19)
25.89
(78.60)
27.68
(81.82)
27.34
(81.21)
23.51
(74.32)
18.48
(65.26)
13.56
(56.41)
10.52
(50.94)
17.57
(63.63)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 5.15
(41.27)
5.31
(41.56)
6.49
(43.68)
9.50
(49.10)
13.70
(56.66)
18.25
(64.85)
20.95
(69.71)
20.71
(69.28)
17.34
(63.21)
12.95
(55.31)
9.98
(49.96)
7.01
(44.62)
12.28
(54.10)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 46.21
(1.82)
45.21
(1.78)
50.61
(1.99)
34.01
(1.34)
20.07
(0.79)
9.25
(0.36)
9.37
(0.37)
10.02
(0.39)
10.43
(0.41)
42.29
(1.66)
63.92
(2.52)
65.40
(2.57)
406.79
(16)
Mean monthly sunshine hours 126.78 137.65 170.57 214.43 272.13 323.00 338.25 316.48 258.25 193.09 123.87 99.84 2,574.34
Source: Hellenic National Meteorological Service[4]

Sites of interest

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Schools

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Schools include:

Sports

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Sport facilities in Vyronas are the Vyronas National Stadium (football stadium) and the Ergani Indoor Hall (gymnasium). Clubs based in Vyronas is Athinaikos, club with many achievements in several sports and Doxa Vyronas F.C.

Sport clubs based in Vyronas
Club Founded Sports Achievements
Athinaikos 1917 Football, Basketball, Handball Panhellenic titles and European title in women basketball, titles in handball, earlier presence in A Ethniki in football
Doxa Vyronas F.C. 1946 Football Earlier presence in Beta Ethniki
Anagennisi Vyrona 1999 Handball Presence in A1 Ethniki handball

Historical population

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Year Population
1981 57,880
1991 58,523
2001 61,102
2011 61,308
2021 59,134

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "EETAA local government changes". Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
  4. ^ "Vyronas Climatic Data". Hellenic National Meteorological Service. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Karea Monastery, Hymettus". byzantineattica.eie.gr. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Philippine School in Greece." Commission on Filipinos Overseas. Retrieved on September 24, 2015. "15 Thimaton Polemou, Kareas Vyronas, Athens, Greece 16233 Athens, Greece"
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