Dafni, Attica

For other uses, see Dafni (disambiguation).

Dafni Δάφνη
Municipal unit
Dafni Location within Central Athens regional unit
Coordinates: 37°57′N 23°44′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Attica
Regional unit	Central Athens
Municipality	Dafni-Ymittos
Area
• Municipal unit	1.375 km^2 (0.531 sq mi)
Elevation	80 m (260 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Municipal unit	23,431
• Municipal unit density	17,000/km^2 (44,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	172 xx
Area code(s)	210
Website	dafni-ymittos.gov.gr

Dafni (Greek: Δάφνη) is a suburban town in the Athens agglomeration, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Dafni-Ymittos, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.[2]

Geography

Dafni is an inner suburb of Athens, 2 km south of the Acropolis of Athens. Its built-up area is continuous with that of municipality of Athens and the surrounding suburbs Nea Smyrni, Agios Dimitrios and Ymittos. Dafni metro station is served by Line 2 of the Athens Metro. The main thoroughfare is Vouliagmenis Avenue, which connects Dafni with Athens city centre. At 1.375 km^2[3] it is one of the smallest municipal units in the Athens urban and metropolitan area.

Sports

The Amyntas Dafnis HEBA basketball club (A2 Division) competes at the Dafni Indoor Hall.

Nighttime scene of Kalogyrous Square, Dafni, Athens, Greece

References

1. "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.
2. "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
3. "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.