Cholargos

Municipal unit in Greece

Ηolargos Χολαργός
Municipal unit
38°0′N 23°48′E / 38.000°N 23.800°E / 38.000; 23.800
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Attica
Regional unit	North Athens
Municipality	Papagou-Cholargos
Area
• Municipal unit	3.950 km² (1.525 sq mi)
Elevation	202 m (663 ft)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Municipal unit	31,304
• Municipal unit density	7,900/km² (21,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	155 61, 155 62
Area code(s)	210 65
Vehicle registration	I, Y, Z

Holargos (Greek: Χολαργός, also: Cholargos) is a town and a suburb in the Athens urban area, Greece, located northeast of the Athens city proper and about 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) away from Syntagma Square. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Papagou-Cholargos, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.^[2] The municipal unit has an area of 3.950 km².^[3] The main thoroughfare is Mesogeion Avenue, which connects Cholargos with central Athens and the northern beltway Motorway 6.

Cholargos was the name of a deme of ancient Attica. The most prominent citizen of ancient Cholargos was Pericles. Cholargos was part of the community of Chalandri until 1933, when it became a separate community. It became a municipality in 1963.^[4]

Climate

Cholargos, as most of Attica, features a typical Mediterranean climate with hot, dry summers and cool, wet winters. Because of its location at the base of mountain Hymettus, Cholargos is strongly influenced by cold air masses that travel down the mountain, hence it is cooler that most of Athens, like downtown Athens or seaside locations.

Below is the data for the Nomismatokpeio Station.^[5] The station is active since 1 July 2020, so 2021 is the only year which was registered whole.

The following chart is not highly accurate, since it features only one year of record, but can be used as a guideline.

Climate data for Nomismatokopeio 2021
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	14.2 (57.6)	14.8 (58.6)	15.1 (59.2)	19.5 (67.1)	26.9 (80.4)	29.6 (85.3)	33.4 (92.1)	33.9 (93.0)	27.4 (81.3)	20.2 (68.4)	18.2 (64.8)	13.5 (56.3)	22.22 (72.00)
Daily mean °C (°F)	10.9 (51.6)	11.0 (51.8)	11.2 (52.2)	15 (59)	22.0 (71.6)	24.9 (76.8)	29.0 (84.2)	29.2 (84.6)	23.3 (73.9)	16.9 (62.4)	14.9 (58.8)	10.7 (51.3)	18.25 (64.85)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	7.9 (46.2)	7.7 (45.9)	8.0 (46.4)	11.1 (52.0)	17.9 (64.2)	20.9 (69.6)	25.3 (77.5)	25.4 (77.7)	20.0 (68.0)	14.5 (58.1)	12.3 (54.1)	8.0 (46.4)	14.92 (58.86)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	44.4 (1.75)	20 (0.8)	10.4 (0.41)	16 (0.6)	0 (0)	24 (0.9)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	130.4 (5.13)	53.6 (2.11)	96.2 (3.79)	395 (15.6)
Source: National Observatory of Athens (N.O.A.)

Historical population

Year	Population
1981	31,703
1991	33,691
2001	32,166
2011	30,840
2021	31,304

Government and infrastructure

The headquarters of the Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport and Networks are in Cholargos.^[7]

Gallery

City's aesthetic
Cholargos municipal park
Agia Triada Church
Urban neighbourhood

References

^ "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.
^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2015.
^ "EETAA local government changes". Retrieved 5 September 2021.
^ "Nomismatokopeio Station".
^ "Climate" (in Greek). National Observatory of Athens. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
^ "Contact." Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport and Networks. Retrieved on 16 January 2013. "Addr 2, Anastaseos Str and Tsigante, Postal Code 101 91, Cholargos (next to metro station "Ethniki Amina")" - Address in Greek: "Διεύθυνση Αναστάσεως 2 και Τσιγάντε, Τ.Κ 101 91, Παπάγου (δίπλα στη στάση του μετρό "Εθνική Άμυνα")"