Calithèa: population and official figures
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Calithèa: The municipality of Kallithea had 97,617 residents at the 2021 census, of whom 39,609 were in work.
- Education in Calithèa: 14,282 residents of Kallithea were pupils or students in 2021, 14.6% of the population.
- Poverty and living standards in Calithèa: 59.3% of the 45,885 occupied homes in Kallithea were owner-occupied at the 2021 census and 35.6% were rented.
- Government and politics in Calithèa: Konstantinos Askounis is the mayor of Kallithea, elected in October 2023 at the head of the list "ΕΝΩΜΕΝΟΙ ΜΠΡΟΣΤΑ ΚΩΣΤΑΣ ΑΣΚΟΥΝΗΣ".
Who runs Calithèa?
In Greece, cities and towns are run by municipalities: Mayor and council directly elected for five years (last October 2023). Local services, urban environment, social care, preschool, sport and culture.
How local power works in Greece
Cities of a similar size in Greece
- Athinai 664,046
- Thessaloniki 315,196
- Patrai 167,446
- Pireas 163,688
- Larissa 144,651
- Iraclion 140,730
- Pésterion 139,981
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Sources
- Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT): 2021 Population-Housing Census tables SAM04 A01 (residents by sex, education and activity status, regional units), SAM04 B03 (same, municipalities), SAM05 A01 (conventional dwellings by occupancy, period of construction and building type), SAM05 A07 (occupied dwellings by floor space per person) and SAM05 B02 (occupied dwellings by tenure), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 86872ba6c2c0…)
- Ministry of Interior (Hellenic Republic), election results service ekloges.ypes.gr: Regional and municipal elections of 8 and 15 October 2023: official result data files for the 13 regions, their regional units and the eight largest municipalities (snom_synoptiki, snom_n_1-13, dhm_d files; zipped exactly as served) and the ekloges.ypes.gr home page, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 8757355f5c7d…)
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