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Perama
municipality
Name localΠέραμα
PeriphAttica
PeriphunitPiraeus
Pop municipality25628
Area municipality14.729
Population as of2021
Elevation5
Coordinates37°58′N 23°34′E
Postal code188 63
Area code210
LicenceZ
Websitewww.perama.gr
Caption skylineShips at Perama
MayorIoannis Lagoudakos[1]
Since2023

Perama (Greek: Πέραμα) is a coastal town and a suburb of Piraeus. It belongs to the Piraeus regional unit and is the southwestern limit of Athens urban area.[2][3] It lies on the southwest edge of the Aegaleo mountains, on the Saronic Gulf coast. It is 8 km northwest of Piraeus, and 14 km west of the center of Athens. The municipality has an area of 14.729 km2.[4] It forms the western terminus of the Port of Piraeus, and there is also a passenger port that provides ferry services to Salamis Island.[5]

The name Perama comes from the Greek word "perasma" which means "passage". Perama has a secondary soccer team named Peramaikos. The Battle of Salamis which took place in 480BC was located between the Salamis island and the mainland, part of which included Perama.

Historical population

YearMunicipality
198123,012
199124,119
200125,720
201125,389
202125,628

Climate

According to the station of the National Observatory of Athens Perama has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification: BSh) with mild winters and hot summers.

Politics

Parliamentary election results since 2000
6/20235/202320199/20151/20156/2012
  1. ND 38.55%
  2. SYRIZA 17.79%
  3. KKE 11.59%
  4. PASOK 6.95%
  5. Spartans 6.84%
  6. EL 5.18%
  7. PE 3.77%
  8. Victory 2.73%
  9. MERA25 2.12%
  10. Others 4.48%
  1. ND 38.61%
  2. SYRIZA 18.57%
  3. KKE 10.93%
  4. PASOK 6.84%
  5. PE 5.40%
  6. EL 5.13%
  7. MERA25 2.54%
  8. Victory 2.06%
  9. SA 1.13%
  10. KFE 1.12%
  11. OP 1.10%
  12. Others 6.57%
  1. SYRIZA 37.02%
  2. ND 32.16%
  3. KKE 8.14%
  4. EL 4.49%
  5. PASOK 4.30%
  6. XA 4.10%
  7. MERA25 3.82%
  8. PE 2.39%
  9. EK 1.58%
  10. Others 2.00%
  1. SYRIZA 41.97%
  2. ND 18.45%
  3. XA 10.17%
  4. KKE 7.99%
  5. ANEL 4.34%
  6. PASOK 3.52%
  7. LAE 3.47%
  8. EK 3.32%
  9. River 2.70%
  10. EPAM 1.13%
  11. Others 2.94%
  1. SYRIZA 40.99%
  2. ND 19.98%
  3. XA 9.01%
  4. KKE 7.96%
  5. ANEL 5.51%
  6. River 4.70%
  7. Teleia 2.93%
  8. PASOK 2.59%
  9. EK 1.87%
  10. KIDISO 1.56%
  11. LAOS 1.23%
  12. Others 1.67%
  1. SYRIZA 35.79%
  2. ND 19.37%
  3. XA 10.91%
  4. ANEL 9.65%
  5. PASOK 7.08%
  6. KKE 6.18%
  7. DIMAR 4.94%
  8. LAOS 1.88%
  9. Others 4.20%
5/20122009200720042000
  1. SYRIZA 22.03%
  2. KKE 12.07%
  3. ANEL 12.05%
  4. XA 11.49%
  5. ND 11.03%
  6. PASOK 6.91%
  7. DIMAR 5.84%
  8. OP 3.46%
  9. LAOS 2.79%
  10. DISY 2.68%
  11. DIXA 1.54%
  12. KDP 1.28%
  13. KOISY 1.02%
  14. Others 5.81%
  1. PASOK 44.36%
  2. ND 24.70%
  3. KKE 12.15%
  4. LAOS 7.56%
  5. SYRIZA 4.69%
  6. OP 3.36%
  7. Others 3.18%
  1. PASOK 37.83%
  2. ND 33.79%
  3. KKE 13.38%
  4. SYRIZA 5.60%
  5. LAOS 5.11%
  6. OP 1.50%
  7. Others 2.79%
  1. PASOK 40.31%
  2. ND 39.07%
  3. KKE 10.88%
  4. LAOS 2.91%
  5. SYRIZA 2.83%
  6. DIKKI 2.39%
  7. Others 1.61%
  1. PASOK 44.22%
  2. ND 36.10%
  3. KKE 8.70%
  4. Coalition 4.27%
  5. DIKKI 4.05%
  6. Others 2.66%
European Parliament election results since 1999
202420192014200920041999
  1. ND 25.47%
  2. SYRIZA 16.89%
  3. KKE 14.57%
  4. EL 10.82%
  5. PASOK 7.22%
  6. PE 4.41%
  7. FL 3.96%
  8. Victory 3.20%
  9. MERA25 2.16%
  10. Patriots 2.01%
  11. NA 1.79%
  12. Cosmos 1.32%
  13. Others 6.18%
  1. ND 26.10%
  2. SYRIZA 25.45%
  3. KKE 8.76%
  4. XA 7.82%
  5. EL 5.05%
  6. PASOK 4.15%
  7. MERA25 3.27%
  8. PE 2.83%
  9. EK 1.55%
  10. Citizens 1.52%
  11. River 1.48%
  12. LAOS 1.45%
  13. AD 1.07%
  14. Others 9.50%
  1. SYRIZA 30.10%
  2. ND 15.85%
  3. XA 13.79%
  4. KKE 8.66%
  5. River 6.27%
  6. PASOK 4.88%
  7. ANEL 4.19%
  8. LAOS 3.06%
  9. OP-KPE 1.41%
  10. KEK 1.34%
  11. EPAM 1.29%
  12. Others 9.16%
  1. PASOK 36.33%
  2. ND 23.55%
  3. KKE 14.07%
  4. LAOS 8.56%
  5. SYRIZA 4.68%
  6. OP 3.92%
  7. KEK 1.40%
  8. EO 1.14%
  9. XA 1.06%
  10. Others 5.29%
  1. ND 36.44%
  2. PASOK 34.39%
  3. KKE 14.97%
  4. LAOS 4.95%
  5. Coalition 3.81%
  6. Others 5.44%
  1. PASOK 30.16%
  2. ND 29.35%
  3. KKE 13.42%
  4. DIKKI 8.93%
  5. Coalition 6.08%
  6. KEK 1.65%
  7. POLAN 1.64%
  8. EK 1.41%
  9. Kollatos 1.06%
  10. Others 6.30%

See also

References

  1. ^ Municipality of Perama, Municipal elections – October 2023, Ministry of Interior
  2. ^ "Γεωγραφικά Χαρακτηριστικά – Δήμος Περάματος". Archived from the original on 2021-10-17. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  3. ^ "Perama Athens | Greece.com". www.greece.com
  4. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
  5. ^ "EU regional and urban development". EU. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.