Pefki

Pefki Πεύκη
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Pefki
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Coordinates:
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Attica
Regional unit	North Athens
Municipality	Lykovrysi-Pefki
• Municipal unit	2.176 km2 (0.840 sq mi)
Elevation	260 m (850 ft)
Population (2011)
• Municipal unit	21,352
• Municipal unit density	9,800/km2 (25,000/sq mi)
Community
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	151 xx
Area code(s)	210
Vehicle registration	Z
Website	www.dimospefkis.gr

Pefki (Greek: Πεύκη meaning "pine", before 1959: Μαγκουφάνα - Magkoufana) is a suburb in the northeastern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Lykovrysi-Pefki, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.

Geography

Pefki is situated 10 km northeast of Athens city centre. The built-up area of Pefki is continuous with those of the neighbouring suburbs Irakleio, Lykovrysi, Kifisia and Marousi. Pefki consists of two areas: Ano Pefki and Kato Pefki. Pefki is served by Athens Metro Line 1 and by several bus routes. The nearest motorway is Motorway 6, south of Pefki.

Historical population

Year	Population
1981	10,863
1991	17,987
2001	19,887
2011	21,352

Education

The Japanese Community School of Athens was previously located in Ano Pefki.

Twin towns

Pefki is twinned with:

• Cori, Lazio, Italy
• Krnov, Czech Republic
• Strovolos, Cyprus

Gallery

• Municipal Stadium of Pefki.jpg

  Municipal Stadium of Pefki

• Iliako Chorio at Pefki.jpg

  Village of the Sun at Ano Pefki

• Pefki Architecture 1.jpg

  Pefki Architecture

See also

• List of municipalities of Attica

External links

• City of Pefki official website (Greek)