Nea Filadelfeia

Nea Filadelfeia
Νέα Φιλαδέλφεια
Dekelias Ave
Nea Filadelfeia
Location within Athens
Coordinates: 38°2.2′N 23°44.2′E / 38.0367°N 23.7367°E / 38.0367; 23.7367Coordinates: 38°2.2′N 23°44.2′E / 38.0367°N 23.7367°E / 38.0367; 23.7367
Country Greece
Administrative region Attica
Regional unit Central Athens
Municipality Filadelfeia-Chalkidona
 • Municipal unit 2.850 km2 (1.100 sq mi)
Elevation 110 m (360 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Municipal unit 25,734
 • Municipal unit density 9,000/km2 (23,000/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code 143 xx
Area code(s) 210
Vehicle registration Z
Website www.neafiladelfeia.gr

Nea Filadelfeia (Greek: Νέα Φιλαδέλφεια, meaning New Philadelphia) is a suburb of Athens, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Filadelfeia-Chalkidona, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 2.850 km2.[3] It was named after the Anatolian city Filadelfeia, now Alaşehir in Turkey, and it was settled by Greek refugees from Asia Minor after the Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922).

Geography

Nea Filadelfeia is a suburb of Athens, 6 km (4 mi) north of the city centre. Its built-up area is continuous with that of Athens and the surrounding suburbs Nea Chalkidona, Agioi Anargyroi, Acharnes, Metamorfosi and Nea Ionia. Motorway 1 (Athens - Thessaloniki) and Greek National Road 1 pass through the town.

Nea Filadelfeia has a large park, Alsos Neas Filadelfias, which covers 0.48 square kilometres (0.19 sq mi). The park formerly hosted a large zoo.

Education

Nea Filadelfeia has 9 primary schools, 4 secondary schools (one of them is athletic type) and 3 high schools. Among them is the 3rd High School of Nea Filadelfia "Miltos Kountouras".

Sports

Nea Filadelfeia hosts the famous clubs AEK and Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia. AEK sports club was established in Nea Filadelfeia in 1924. In particular, the Nikos Goumas Stadium was the home ground of AEK F.C. from 1930 to 2003. The Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia sports club is renowned in Greece and abroad for its handball, volleyball and basketball achievements.

Sport clubs based in Nea Filadelfeia
Club Founded Sports Achievements
A.E.K. (sports club)1924Football, Basketball, Volleyball, Handball, Futsal and otherOne of the most successful Greek clubs with many domestic and Europeans titles
Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia1930Basketball, Volleyball, Handball and otherPanhellenic titles in volleyball and handball
FEA Filadelfeia/Chalkidona1989BasketballEarlier presence in A1 Ethniki women

Historical population

YearPopulation
198125,320
199125,261
200124,112
201125,734

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Nea Filadelfeia, like most of Athens, has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.[4] Winters are mild while summers can be particularly hot. Nea Filadelfeia is notorious in Greece for its summer heat; according to the Hellenic National Meteorological Service (H.N.M.S) it registers Greece's highest mean maximum summer temperatures for the period 1955-1997.[5]

On 26 June 2007, the H.N.M.S official climatological station of Nea Filadelfeia recorded 46.2 °C (115.2 °F), with the automatic H.N.M.S. weather station nearby recording 47.5 °C (117.5 °F) on the same day.[6] [7]For the 1988-2017 period, the mean maximum July temperature for Nea Filadelfeia stands at 34.8 °C (94.6 °F).[8]

Climate data for Nea Filadelfia, 136 m asl (1955-1997)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 12.5
(54.5)		 13.5
(56.3)		 15.7
(60.3)		 20.2
(68.4)		 26.0
(78.8)		 31.1
(88)		 33.5
(92.3)		 33.2
(91.8)		 29.2
(84.6)		 23.3
(73.9)		 18.1
(64.6)		 14.1
(57.4)		 22.5
(72.6)
Average low °C (°F) 5.2
(41.4)		 5.4
(41.7)		 6.7
(44.1)		 9.6
(49.3)		 13.9
(57)		 18.2
(64.8)		 20.8
(69.4)		 20.7
(69.3)		 17.3
(63.1)		 13.4
(56.1)		 9.8
(49.6)		 6.8
(44.2)		 12.3
(54.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 56.9
(2.24)		 46.7
(1.839)		 40.7
(1.602)		 30.8
(1.213)		 22.7
(0.894)		 10.6
(0.417)		 5.8
(0.228)		 6.0
(0.236)		 13.9
(0.547)		 52.6
(2.071)		 58.3
(2.295)		 69.1
(2.72)		 414.1
(16.302)
Source: Hellenic National Meteorological Service[9]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. ↑ Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (in Greek)
  3. ↑ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
  4. ↑ Climate Summary for Nea Filadelfeia, Greece
  5. ↑ "Heatwave" (PDF). H.N.M.S. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "Summer 2017" (PDF). H.N.M.S. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  7. ↑ "History of Nea Filadelfeia H.N.M.S station". Meteoclub. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  8. ↑ "30 year period summer statistics of Nea Filadelfeia". Meteoclub. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  9. ↑ "Climatological Information for Nea Filadelfia, Greece", HNMS climatological table, web: .
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