chaidari

align="center" colspan="2" \| Statistics
Prefecture:	Attica
Metropolitan Area:	Athens
Location:
Area: -Total -Water -Rank	-23 km
Population: (2001) - Total - Density¹ - Rank	87,597 about 12,513.86/km
Elevation: -lowest: -centre:	Skaramagkas Bay 95 m(centre) around 500 m, Aigaleo
Postal code:	125
Area/distance code:	11-30-210 (030-210) -560 thru 569
Municipal code:	0145
Car designation:	`Y` (prev.) `Z` pres.
3-letter abbreviation:	HDR (Haidari)
Address of administration:	253 Athinon Ave. and Epidavrou St. Chaidari 125

Chaidari, Haidari, or Khaidari Χαϊδάριον(Greek, modern: , Ancient/Katharevousa: ), older forms Haidarion and Khaidarion is a suburb in the west northwestern part of Athens, Greece. The two mountaintops of Aigaleo lies to the north and south. It is also located SE of Eleusis, S of the Attiki Odos (number 6), W of Kifissou Avenue (GR-1/E75, and Athens, NW of Poseidonos Avenue and N of Piraeus.

Neighborhoods

Dafni

Subdivision

Skaramagkas (pop: 2,606), west

Geography

The eastern portion of Chaidari was mainly made up of farmlands. Pasture farming was common. Urban development replaced much of the farmlands between the 1950s and the 1980s. Today, the eastern hald of the municipality are urbanized or residential. The rocky landscape of Aigaleo with a few bushes loes to the north and northwest. The pine forests of Dafni along with a monastery and a forest park lies to the west and the southwest.

Other

Nikos Skalkottas attended a camp for several months. Chaidari has schools, lyceums, gymnasia, banks, a police station, a post office, supermarkets, a minor soccer team and squares (plateies).

Historical population

Year !! Population !! Municipal population !! Change !! Density
1981	-	47,396	-	about 2,060.7/km
1991	44,831	47,437	-553/18.9%	about 2,062.38/km

External links

Mapquest - Chaidari, street map not yet available
http://sports.phantis.com/soccer/championship/c.division/teaminfo.php?teamID=181
http://www.geo.gr/chad/
http://www.dalaras.com/songs/ta_rempetika_ths_katoxhs/xaidari.htm - Georgios Dalaras (in Greek)

	North: Aspropyrgos	Northeast: Petroupoli
West: Nikaia	Chaidari	East: Peristeri
Southwest: Perama	South: Agia Varvara, Keratsini and Korydallos