Voula
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Voula |
| name_local | Βούλα |
| type | Municipal unit |
| image_map | DE Voulas.svg |
| map_caption | Location within the regional unit |
| periph | Attica |
| periphunit | East Attica |
| municipality | Vari-Voula-Vouliagmeni |
| pop_municunit | 31497 |
| population_as_of | 2021 |
| area_municunit | 8.787 |
| elevation | 5 |
| coordinates | |
| postal_code | 166 73 |
| area_code | 210 |
| licence | Z |
| website | www.vvv.gov.gr/ |
| image_skyline | Voula, Athens, Greece.jpg |
| caption_skyline | View of Voula |
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| name = Voula | name_local = Βούλα | type = Municipal unit | image_map = DE Voulas.svg |map_caption = Location within the regional unit | periph = Attica | periphunit = East Attica |municipality = Vari-Voula-Vouliagmeni | pop_municunit = 31497 | population_as_of = 2021 | area_municunit = 8.787 | elevation = 5 | coordinates = | postal_code = 166 73 | area_code = 210 | licence = Z | website = www.vvv.gov.gr/ | image_skyline = Voula, Athens, Greece.jpg | caption_skyline = View of Voula | city_flag = | city_seal = | districts =
Voula () is a southern suburb of Athens along the Athens coast and former municipality in East Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Vari-Voula-Vouliagmeni, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 8.787 km2.
Geography
Voula is a southern suburb of Athens, 16 km south of the city centre. It is located on the Saronic Gulf coast, at the southwestern foot of the Hymettus mountain. Adjacent coast towns are Glyfada to the northwest and Vouliagmeni to the south. The Greek National Road 91 (Athens centre - Sounio) passes through Voula. One of the largest hospitals in the Athens conurbation, "Asklipieio", lies in the northern part of Voula. It is served by the southern terminus of the Athens Tram line T7, Asklipieio Voulas.
Climate
Voula has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification: BSh), bordering on a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification: Csa). Voula experiences hot, dry summers and mild, wetter winters. The table below refers to the climate of the nearby weather station of Elliniko.
|location=Voula |metric first=yes |single line=yes |collapsed=y |Jan high C=13.12 |Feb high C=13.54 |Mar high C=15.53 |Apr high C=19.21 |May high C=24.05 |Jun high C=28.78 |Jul high C=31.64 |Aug high C=31.49 |Sep high C=27.95 |Oct high C=22.96 |Nov high C=18.09 |Dec high C=14.96 |year high C= |Jan mean C=10.62 |Feb mean C=10.69 |Mar mean C=12.44 |Apr mean C=16.05 |May mean C=20.53 |Jun mean C=25.03 |Jul mean C=27.83 |Aug mean C=27.57 |Sep mean C=24.44 |Oct mean C=19.70 |Nov mean C=15.62 |Dec mean C=12.60 |year mean C= |Jan low C=8.01 |Feb low C=8.00 |Mar low C=9.04 |Apr low C=12.04 |May low C=16.19 |Jun low C=20.55 |Jul low C=23.23 |Aug low C=23.21 |Sep low C=20.32 |Oct low C=16.23 |Nov low C=12.73 |Dec low C=8.68 |year low C= |Jan precipitation mm=43.10 |Feb precipitation mm=42.29 |Mar precipitation mm=52.14 |Apr precipitation mm=28.45 |May precipitation mm=13.08 |Jun precipitation mm=5.04 |Jul precipitation mm=6.10 |Aug precipitation mm=7.47 |Sep precipitation mm=7.94 |Oct precipitation mm=41.13 |Nov precipitation mm=57.62 |Dec precipitation mm=60.88 |year precipitation mm= |Jan sun=126.60 |Feb sun=139.94 |Mar sun=175.04 |Apr sun=217.10 |May sun=273.56 |Jun sun=335.36 |Jul sun=357.11 |Aug sun=333.66 |Sep sun=264.72 |Oct sun=199.50 |Nov sun=127.82 |Dec sun=108.55 |year sun= |source 1 = Hellenic National Meteorological Service{{cite web | url=http://climatlas.hnms.gr/sdi/ | title=Voula Climatic Data | publisher=Hellenic National Meteorological Service | access-date=15 March 2021 | date=March 2021
Historical population
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| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 10,539 |
| 1991 | 17,998 |
| 2001 | 25,532 |
| 2011 | 28,364 |
| 2021 | 31,497 |
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Sports
Voula hosts the football club Aris Voulas, founded in 1952, the basketball club Proteas Voulas, founded in 1980 and the women's volleyball team Thetis founded in 2000.
References
References
- "Concise Statistical Yearbook of Greece 2001 page 38, National Statistical Service of Greece".
- "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities". [[Government Gazette (Greece).
- "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)". National Statistical Service of Greece.
- "Ταυτότητα | ΓΣ Άρης Βούλας".
- "Home".
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