Municipalities
The list below lists the municipalities of the country with more than 10,000 people, with data collected from the 2001 census.
Although some municipalities form individual cities and towns (labeled in bold), the vast majority of them do not and are either what make up the central districts or suburbs (italicized), contained within the wider urban and metropolitan areas of Athens and Thessaloniki.
Explanation of the superscript numbers:
1 a suburb of the Athens Urban Area, in Athens’ agglomeration/conurbation
2 a suburb of the Thessaloniki Urban Area, in Thessaloniki’s agglomeration/conurbation
3 a municipality that belongs to Piraeus regional unit, (Greater Piraeus) which is part of the Athens Urban Area.
4 a suburb of Athens' Metropolitan Area
5 a suburb of Thessaloniki's Metropolitan Area
- * The municipality of Athens is the central district of the Athens Urban Area.
- * The municipality of Thessaloniki is the central district of the Thessaloniki Urban Area.
Rank | City | Census 1991 | Census 2001 | Calculation 2007 | Region |
1 | Athens1 * | 772,072 | 745,514 | 720,979 | Attica |
2 | Thessaloniki2 * | 383,967 | 363,987 | 348,920 | Central Macedonia |
3 | Piraeus1,3 | 182,671 | 175,697 | 170,715 | Attica |
4 | Patras | 152,570 | 160,400 | 164,741 | West Greece |
5 | Heraklion | 115,270 | 130,914 | 140,357 | Crete |
6 | Peristeri1 | 137,288 | 137,918 | 137,472 | Attica |
7 | Larissa | 112,777 | 124,394 | 130,946 | Thessaly |
8 | Kallithea1 | 114,233 | 109,609 | 106,757 | Attica |
9 | Nikaia1,3 | 87,597 | 95,403 | 94,608 | Attica |
10 | Kalamaria2 | 80,698 | 87,255 | 93,584 | Central Macedonia |
11 | Glyfada1 | 63,306 | 80,409 | 92,785 | Attica |
12 | Acharnes1 | 61,052 | 75,329 | 86,033 | Attica |
13 | Volos | 77,192 | 82,439 | 85,394 | Thessaly |
14 | Ilio1 | 78,326 | 80,859 | 81,997 | Attica |
15 | Keratsini1,3 | 71,982 | 76,102 | 77,803 | Attica |
16 | Ilioupoli1 | 75,037 | 75,904 | 76,508 | Attica |
17 | Nea Smyrni1 | 69,749 | 73,986 | 76,132 | Attica |
18 | Chalandri1 | 66,285 | 71,684 | 75,418 | Attica |
19 | Marousi1 | 64,092 | 69,470 | 73,643 | Attica |
20 | Zografou1 | 80,492 | 76,115 | 73,472 | Attica |
21 | Egaleo1 | 78,563 | 74,046 | 71,397 | Attica |
22 | Agios Dimitrios1 | 57,574 | 65,173 | 69,692 | Attica |
23 | Korydallos1,3 | 63,184 | 67,456 | 69,616 | Attica |
24 | Evosmos2 | 28,821 | 52,624 | 69,590 | Central Macedonia |
25 | Nea Ionia1 | 60,635 | 66,017 | 68,772 | Attica |
26 | Palaio Faliro1 | 61,371 | 64,759 | 67,001 | Attica |
27 | Ioannina | 56,699 | 61,629 | 65,147 | Epirus |
28 | Agia Paraskevi1 | 47,463 | 56,836 | 62,695 | Attica |
29 | Vyronas1 | 58,523 | 61,102 | 62,269 | Attica |
30 | Kavala | 56,571 | 58,663 | 59,516 | East Macedonia and Thrace |
31 | Galatsi1 | 57,230 | 58,042 | 58,834 | Attica |
32 | Rhodes | 42,400 | 52,318 | 58,197 | South Aegean |
33 | Serres | 50,017 | 54,266 | 56,694 | Central Macedonia |
34 | Alexandroupoli | 37,904 | 48,885 | 55,183 | East Macedonia and Thrace |
35 | Chania | 50,077 | 53,373 | 55,143 | Crete |
36 | Chalcis | 51,646 | 53,584 | 54,981 | Central Greece |
37 | Petroupoli1 | 38,278 | 48,327 | 54,930 | Attica |
38 | Katerini | 43,613 | 50,510 | 54,735 | Central Macedonia |
39 | Kalamata | 43,625 | 49,154 | 52,131 | Peloponnese |
40 | Trikala | 45,835 | 48,686 | 50,340 | Thessaly |
41 | Xanthi | 37,430 | 45,111 | 49,856 | East Macedonia and Thrace |
42 | Lamia | 44,084 | 46,406 | 47,649 | Central Greece |
43 | Irakleio1 | 42,905 | 45,926 | 47,540 | Attica |
44 | Komotini | 37,036 | 43,326 | 46,847 | East Macedonia and Thrace |
45 | Kifissia1 | 39,166 | 43,929 | 46,694 | Attica |
46 | Sykies2 | 34,059 | 41,726 | 46,670 | Central Macedonia |
47 | Veria | 37,858 | 42,794 | 45,344 | Central Macedonia |
48 | Chaidari1 | 44,831 | 45,227 | 45,269 | Attica |
49 | Drama | 37,604 | 42,501 | 45,131 | East Macedonia and Thrace |
50 | Agrinio | 39,368 | 42,390 | 44,082 | West Greece |
51 | Stavroupoli2 | 37,596 | 41,653 | 44,012 | Central Macedonia |
52 | Alimos1 | 32,024 | 38,047 | 41,784 | Attica |
53 | Polichni2 | 27,894 | 36,146 | 41,730 | Central Macedonia |
54 | Ampelokipoi2 | 40,093 | 41,302 | 41,206 | Central Macedonia |
55 | Kozani | 31,553 | 35,242 | 37,133 | West Macedonia |
56 | Aspropyrgos4 | 15,715 | 27,741 | 35,811 | Attica |
57 | Agioi Anargyroi1 | 30,739 | 32,957 | 34,147 | Attica |
58 | Argyroupoli1 | 31,530 | 33,158 | 33,981 | Attica |
59 | Karditsa | 30,067 | 32,031 | 33,156 | Thessaly |
60 | Chios | 22,894 | 23,779 | 32,700 | North Aegean |
61 | Nea Ionia | 27,904 | 30,804 | 32,601 | Thessaly |
62 | Vrilissia1 | 16,571 | 25,582 | 32,589 | Attica |
63 | Agia Varvara1 | 28,706 | 30,562 | 31,540 | Attica |
64 | Corinth | 27,412 | 29,787 | 31,430 | Peloponnese |
65 | Cholargos1 | 33,691 | 32,166 | 31,205 | Attica |
66 | Voula1 | 17,998 | 25,532 | 31,005 | Attica |
67 | Rethymno | 23,420 | 27,868 | 30,955 | Crete |
68 | Ptolemaida | 25,125 | 28,679 | 30,754 | West Macedonia |
69 | Neapoli2 | 30,568 | 29,995 | 30,106 | Central Macedonia |
70 | Metamorfosi1 | 21,052 | 26,448 | 29,980 | Attica |
71 | Ano Liosia1 | 21,397 | 26,423 | 29,661 | Attica |
72 | Mytilene | 23,971 | 27,247 | 28,898 | North Aegean |
73 | Giannitsa | 22,504 | 26,296 | 28,611 | Central Macedonia |
74 | Eleusina4 | 22,793 | 25,863 | 27,673 | Attica |
75 | Salamis3 | 22,567 | 25,730 | 27,606 | Attica |
76 | Tripoli | 22,429 | 25,520 | 27,104 | Peloponnese |
77 | Perama1,3 | 24,119 | 25,720 | 26,567 | Attica |
78 | Corfu | 31,359 | 28,185 | 26,384 | Ionian Islands |
79 | Kaisariani1 | 26,701 | 26,323 | 26,005 | Attica |
80 | Argos | 21,901 | 24,239 | 25,529 | Peloponnese |
81 | Kamatero1 | 17,410 | 22,234 | 25,439 | Attica |
82 | Eleftherio-Kordelio2 | 16,549 | 21,630 | 25,098 | Central Macedonia |
83 | Megara | 20,403 | 23,032 | 24,572 | Attica |
84 | Melissia1 | 13,469 | 19,526 | 24,006 | Attica |
85 | Pylaia2 | 20,785 | 22,744 | 23,865 | Central Macedonia |
86 | Moschato1 | 22,039 | 23,153 | 23,714 | Attica |
87 | Nea Filadelfeia1 | 25,261 | 24,112 | 23,389 | Attica |
88 | Dafni1 | 24,152 | 23,674 | 23,313 | Attica |
89 | Artemis4 | 9,485 | 17,391 | 22,825 | Attica |
90 | Thebes | 19,505 | 21,211 | 22,413 | Central Greece |
91 | Pyrgos | 28,465 | 23,274 | 21,810 | West Greece |
92 | Kilkis | 12,139 | 17,430 | 21,024 | Central Macedonia |
93 | Livadeia | 18,437 | 20,061 | 20,984 | Central Greece |
94 | Pefki1 | 17,987 | 19,887 | 20,968 | Attica |
95 | Aigio | 22,178 | 21,061 | 20,435 | West Greece |
96 | Amaliada | 15,232 | 18,261 | 20,266 | West Greece |
97 | Kos | 14,714 | 17,890 | 19,956 | South Aegean |
98 | Naousa | 19,794 | 19,870 | 19,878 | Central Macedonia |
99 | Arta | 19,087 | 19,435 | 19,582 | Epirus |
100 | Edessa | 17,128 | 18,253 | 18,872 | Central Macedonia |
101 | Ellinikon1 | 13,517 | 16,740 | 18,823 | Attica |
102 | Gerakas1 | 8,512 | 13,921 | 18,328 | Attica |
103 | Koropi4 | 12,790 | 15,860 | 17,846 | Attica |
104 | Preveza | 13,695 | 16,321 | 17,791 | Epirus |
105 | Panorama5 | 10,275 | 14,552 | 17,670 | Central Macedonia |
106 | Peraia5 | 2,949 | 13,306 | 17,617 | Central Macedonia |
107 | Oraiokastro5 | 5,458 | 11,896 | 17,029 | Central Macedonia |
108 | Nea Erythraia1 | 12,993 | 15,439 | 16,957 | Attica |
109 | Orestiada | 12,691 | 15,246 | 16,747 | East Macedonia and Thrace |
110 | Thermi5 | 5,156 | 11,360 | 16,338 | Central Macedonia |
111 | Kalyvia Thorikou4 | 7,357 | 12,202 | 16,193 | Attica |
112 | Pallini1 | 8,021 | 12,552 | 16,117 | Attica |
113 | Menemeni2 | 12,932 | 14,910 | 16,116 | Central Macedonia |
114 | Sparta | 13,011 | 14,817 | 15,851 | Peloponnese |
115 | Agios Ioannis Rentis1,3 | 14,218 | 15,060 | 15,497 | Attica |
116 | Florina | 12,355 | 14,279 | 15,250 | West Macedonia |
117 | Nea Makri4 | 12,120 | 13,986 | 15,108 | Attica |
118 | Paiania4 | 9,710 | 12,855 | 15,012 | Attica |
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