Notable composers of operettas or nocturnes were Kostas Giannidis, Dionysios Lavrangas, Nikos Hatziapostolou, while Theophrastos Sakellaridis' The Godson remains probably the most popular operetta. Athens is the country's major transportation hub. [citation needed]. Top Movers. The voting age population is 47.9% male and 52.1% female. Acharnae, Afidnes, Cytherus, Colonus, Corydallus, Cropia, Decelea, Euonymos, Vravron among others were important towns in the Athenian countryside. For the Athenians the most popular way of dividing the downtown is through its neighbourhoods such as Pagkrati, Ampelokipoi, Goudi, Exarcheia, Patisia, Ilisia, Petralona, Plaka, Anafiotika, Koukaki, Kolonaki and Kypseli, each with its own distinct history and characteristics. Athens in Numbers | This is Athens ACVB Line 3 (Blue Line) runs from Nikaia station, through the central Monastiraki and Syntagma stations to Doukissis Plakentias avenue in the northeastern suburb of Halandri. Guided by Pericles, who promoted the arts and fostered democracy, Athens embarked on an ambitious building program that saw the construction of the Acropolis of Athens (including the Parthenon), as well as empire-building via the Delian League. According to data from 2014, Athens as a metropolitan economic area produced US$130billion as GDP in PPP, which consists of nearly half of the production for the whole country. Athens, New York is the 8,464th largest city in the US. Many of the southern suburbs (such as Alimos, Palaio Faliro, Elliniko, Glyfada, Voula, Vouliagmeni and Varkiza) known as the Athens Riviera, host a number of sandy beaches, most of which are operated by the Greek National Tourism Organisation and require an entrance fee. The city proper of Athens only spans 39 square kilometers and packs 665,000 living inside the city limits, this equates to a population density of 17,100 people per square kilometer. Although the heavy cost was criticized, estimated at $1.5billion, Athens was transformed into a more functional city that enjoys modern technology both in transportation and in modern urban development. Athens has grown by 573 in the last year, which represents a 0.02% annual change. [129], OSY (Greek: ) (Odikes Sygkoinonies S.A.), a subsidiary company of OASA (Athens urban transport organisation), is the main operator of buses and trolleybuses in Athens. The Athens City Hall in Kotzia Square was designed by Panagiotis Kolkas and completed in 1874.[109]. [160] The biggest stadium in the country, it hosted two finals of the UEFA Champions League, in 1994 and 2007. The Athens Mass Transit System consists of a large bus and trolleybus fleet, the city's Metro, a Suburban Railway service[128] and a tram network, connecting the southern suburbs to the city centre. [157] In 2018 Athens was designated as the World Book Capital by UNESCO.[158]. Thus, the Old Royal Palace was the first important public building to be built, between 1836 and 1843. The Saronic Gulf lies to the southwest. U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Athens city, Ohio In this era, the first Christian churches were built in Athens, and the Parthenon and other temples were converted into churches. The metro area population of Athens in 2019 was 3,154,000, a 0.06% decline from 2018. In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2017-2021: 54.9%: In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2017-2021: 48.7%: Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000) [23] In antiquity, it was debated whether Athens took its name from its patron goddess Athena (Attic , Athn, Ionic , Athn, and Doric , Athn) or Athena took her name from the city.