Koropi

Koropi (Greek, Modern: Κορωπί, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on), is a suburb in the eastern part of Athens, Greece. It is the seat of the municipality Kropia. The Hymettus mountain is to the west. The nearest subway station is at Eleftherios Venizelos. It serves access with the Attiki Odos (numbers 6), the main section was served to its east but by March 2004, it now has its own interchange with the Hymettus Ring with Lavriou Avenue. The Attiki Odos runs to the northeast and east while the Hymettus rung runs slightly south of the centre. A tunnel is to its northwest. It is located SE of GR-1/E75 (Athens - Lamia - Thessaloniki), E and SE of Kifissia Avenue, SW of Rafina, NW of Sounio, 6 km W Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport and about 20 km E of downtown Athens. The main streets include Lavrio Avenue, Vari - Koropi Road to the southwest and the Koropi bypass.

Communities

*Agia Marina Koropiou
*Agios Dimitrios Koropiou

Koropi is mostly surrounded by vineyards and olive groves. There is an industrial park and a hillside mine to the south.

Attiki Odos runs to the east, with a new, extensive network of roads connecting it to the 2-lane Vari-Koropi Road, the Lavrion and Sounion Avenues near Markopoulo, and the Eleftherios Venizelos Airport.

Historical population

*1981 - 12,873
*1991 - 12,790 (-0.64%)
*2001 - 16,813

External links

* [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?tb=1&city=Koropi&country=GR Mapquest - Koropi] , street map not available
*Coordinates: coord|37|54|4|N|23|52|3|E|region:GR

Northwest: Kaisariani and Vyronas	North: Paiania	Northeast: Anthoussa (community)
West: Argyroupoli and Ilioupoli	Kropia	East: Markopoulo Mesogeias
Southwest: Vari	South: Paiania	Southeast: Kalyvia Thorikou

ee also

*List of municipalities of Attica