Piraeus

Piraeus ( or ;  Peiraiás , , Peiraieús, ) is a ceety in the region o Attica, Greece. Piraeus is locatit athin the Athens urban aurie, 12 km soothwast frae its ceety center (municipality o Athens), an lees alang the east coast o the Saronic Gulf. 

Accordin tae the 2001 census, Piraeus haed a population o 175,697 fowk athin its admeenistrative limits, makkin it the third lairgest municipality in Greece an the seicont lairgest athin the urban aurie o the Greek caipital, follaein the municipality o Athens. The municipality o Piraeus an several ither suburban municipalities athin the regional unit o Piraeus form the wider Piraeus Urban Aurie or Greater Piraeus, wi a total population o 466,065. 

Internaitional relations

Twin touns — Sister ceeties
Piraeus is twinned wi:

  Marseille, Fraunce, syne 1984
  Worcester, Unitit States
  Rosario, Argentinae
  Ostrava, Czech Republic
  Saunt Petersburg, Roushie, syne 1965
  Baltimore, United States
  Galaţi, Romanie
  Varna, Bulgarie
  Shanghai, Cheenae
  Arkhangelsk, Roushie

References

Freemit airtins


Municipality o Piraeus  
Piraeus Port Authority  
Prefectur o Piraeus   
Online Port Travel Guide 
Online Wather an WebCam 
Piraeus Unoffeecial Facebook fan page 


Category:Municipalities o Attica
Category:Populatit coastal places in Greece
Category:Greek meethologie
Category:Populatit places in Piraeus (regional unit)
Category:Auncient Greek ceeties
Category:Mediterranean port ceeties an touns in Greece