Metamorfosi

Municipality in Greece

Metamorfosi Μεταμόρφωση
Municipality
38°3′N 23°45′E / 38.050°N 23.750°E / 38.050; 23.750
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Attica
Regional unit	North Athens
Government
• Mayor	Efstratios Saraoudas^[1] (since 2019)
Area
• Municipality	5.502 km² (2.124 sq mi)
Elevation	170 m (560 ft)
Population (2021)^[2]
• Municipality	30,174
• Density	5,500/km² (14,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	144 5x
Area code(s)	210
Vehicle registration	Z
Website	www.metamorfossi.gov.gr

Metamorfosi (Greek: Μεταμόρφωση, romanized: Metamórfosi, lit. 'transfiguration'; before 1957: Koukouvaounes^[3] (Greek: Κουκουβάουνες, romanized: Koukouváounes) is a suburb in the northern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece, and a municipality of the Attica region.

Geography

Metamorfosi is situated east of the small river Kifisos, 9 km north of Athens city centre. The municipality has an area of 5.502 km².^[4] The built-up area of Metamorfosi is continuous with those of the neighbouring suburbs Lykovrysi, Irakleio and Nea Filadelfeia. Motorway 1 and Motorway 6 intersect in Metamorfosi. The town is served by a Proastiakos suburban railway station.

Historical population

Year	Population
1981	17,840
1991	21,052
2001	26,448
2011	29,891
2021	30,174

References

^ Municipality of Metamorfossi, Municipal elections – October 2023, Ministry of Interior
^ "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.
^ "Πανδέκτης: Koukouvaounai -- Metamorfosis". pandektis.ekt.gr. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.