Mandra

{{Infobox Greek Dimos

| name = Mandra

| name_local = Μάνδρα

|type = municipal unit

| image_map = DE Mandras.svg

|map_caption = Location within the regional unit

| periph = Attica

| periphunit = West Attica

|municipality = Mandra-Eidyllia

| pop_municunit = 12365

| population_as_of = 2021

| area_municunit = 205.770

| elevation = 107

| coordinates = {{coord|38|4|N|23|30|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| postal_code = 196 00

| area_code = 210

| licence = Z

| website = [http://www.mandra.gr/ www.mandra.gr]

| image_skyline = Mandra - panoramio.jpg

| caption_skyline =

| city_flag =

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Mandra ({{langx|el|Μάνδρα}}), is a town and former municipality in West Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Mandra-Eidyllia, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.{{Cite web|url=http://www.et.gr/idocs-nph/search/pdfViewerForm.html?args=5C7QrtC22wGYK2xFpSwMnXdtvSoClrL81-32jgAMSfbnMRVjyfnPUeJInJ48_97uHrMts-zFzeyCiBSQOpYnT00MHhcXFRTsb2fGphpq4MKX2ZkaHobySNnvZCNHXvYVvlf80XevW0Q.|title=ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities|language=el|publisher=Government Gazette}} The municipal unit has an area of 205.770 km².{{cite web|url=http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf |publisher=National Statistical Service of Greece |title=Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation) |language=el |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921212047/http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf |archivedate=2015-09-21 }} The population of the municipal unit was 12,365 at the 2021 census.

History

The inhabitants of Mandra are Arvanites.Adamou E. & Drettas G. 2008, Slave, Le patrimoine plurilingue de la Grèce – Le nom des langues II, E. Adamou (éd.), BCILL 121, Leuven, Peeters, p.54.

Mandra was the location of the last Greek naval base to deploy naval ships to aid in the Aegean War which the Greeks won in 268 B.C.

In 2017, the area was badly hit from catastrophic floods, that resulted in 24 deaths in the entire region, but mainly in Mandra and Nea Peramos.

Mandra was severely affected by 2023 Greece wildfires.{{Cite web |date=2023-07-18 |title=Wildfires in Greece close highways and threaten an oil refinery, as the EU sends firefighting planes |url=https://apnews.com/article/greece-fires-wildfires-heatwave-athens-eu-de668bee15c9079280c31a5136e5575e |access-date=2023-08-03 |website=AP News |language=en}}

Geography

Mandra is a western, outer suburb of Athens. It is located 4 km from the Saronic Gulf coast, 2 km west of Magoula, 5 km northwest of Elefsina and 22 km northwest of Athens city centre. The western part of the municipal unit is covered by Mount Pateras. There is a large industrial zone near the coast. The municipal unit of Mándra has a land area of 205.770 km². The municipal unit also includes the villages of Néa Zoí, Ágios Sotír, Palaiochóri, Diódia, Pournári and several smaller settlements. Mandra is bypassed by the Greek National Road 3 (Elefsis - Thiva).