Agia Varvara

For other uses, see Agia Varvara (disambiguation).

Agia Varvara Αγία Βαρβάρα
Municipality
Prophet Elias church in Agia Barbara
Agia Varvara Location within the region
Coordinates: 38°00′N 23°39′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Attica
Regional unit	West Athens
Government
• Mayor	Lampros Michos[1] (since 2019)
Area
• Municipality	2.425 km^2 (0.936 sq mi)
Elevation	70 m (230 ft)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Municipality	26,759
• Density	11,000/km^2 (29,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	123 51
Area code(s)	210
Vehicle registration	Z
Website	www.agiavarvara.gr

Agia Varvara (Greek: Αγία Βαρβάρα, meaning Saint Barbara) is a suburban town in the western part of the Athens agglomeration in Attica, Greece and a municipality in the West Athens regional unit.

Geography And Demographics

Agia Varvara is situated east of the mountain Aigaleo (Greek: Αιγάλεω). It is 6 km (4 mi) west of central Athens. The municipality has an area of 2.425 km².^[3] It is served by the Agia Varvara and Agia Marina stations on Line 3 of the Athens Metro. In terms of academic institutions, the area contains 2 campuses of West Attica University which in total includes approx 60,000 students according to 2023.

Historical population

Year	Population
1981	29,259
1991	28,706
2001	30,562
2011	29,550
2021	28,759
2023	31,792

References

1. Municipality of Aghia Varvara, Municipal elections – October 2023, Ministry of Interior
2. "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.
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.