Pikermi

Pikermi
Πικέρμι

Center of Pikermi
Pikermi

Coordinates: 38°0′N 23°56′E / 38.000°N 23.933°E / 38.000; 23.933Coordinates: 38°0′N 23°56′E / 38.000°N 23.933°E / 38.000; 23.933
Country Greece
Administrative region Attica
Regional unit East Attica
Municipality Rafina-Pikermi
 • Municipal unit 21.522 km2 (8.310 sq mi)
Elevation 140 m (460 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Municipal unit 7,175
 • Municipal unit density 330/km2 (860/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 190 09
Area code(s) 210
Vehicle registration Z
Website www.koinotita-pikermiou.gr

Pikermi (Greek: Πικέρμι) is a town and a former community of Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Rafina-Pikermi, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 21.522 km2.[3]

Geography

Pikermi is situated at the northern edge of the Mesogaia plain, south of the Penteliko Mountain. It is 5 km east of Pallini, 6 km west of Rafina and 19 km east of Athens city centre. Greek National Road 54 (Athens - Rafina) passes through Pikermi. The municipal unit Pikermi consists of the settlements Pikermi, Drafi and Dioni.

Paleontology

Marathonos Avenue.
City Hall.

Pikermi features a paleontological site which has more than forty mammal species from the late Miocene (8 million years ago). What is special about Pikermi is that it is one of the first localities to be discovered. It was discovered in 1839 by Bavarian soldiers of king Otto. Since it was one of the first localities, many of the species named there are type species. Similar fossils are found on Samos Island in Greece and Shanxi China.

Historical population

Year Village population Community population
1981 509 -
1991 650 1,293
2001 1,168 2,931
2011 2,009 7,175

References

  1. ↑ "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. ↑ Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
  3. ↑ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
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