Voula

Voula

Βούλα
Voula Βούλα
Municipal unit
	View of Voula
	Voula Location within the regional unit
	Coordinates: 37°51′N 23°45′E / 37.850°N 23.750°E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Attica
Regional unit	East Attica
Municipality	Vari-Voula-Vouliagmeni
Area
• Municipal unit	8.787 km2 (3.393 sq mi)
Elevation	5 m (16 ft)
Population (2021)
• Municipal unit	31,497
• Municipal unit density	3,600/km2 (9,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	166 73
Area code(s)	210
Vehicle registration	Z
Website	www.vvv.gov.gr/

Voula (Greek: Βούλα) is a southern suburb of Athens^[2] 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.^[3] The municipal unit has an area of 8.787 km².^[4]

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 center - 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.

Climate data for Voula
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	13.12 (55.62)	13.54 (56.37)	15.53 (59.95)	19.21 (66.58)	24.05 (75.29)	28.78 (83.80)	31.64 (88.95)	31.49 (88.68)	27.95 (82.31)	22.96 (73.33)	18.09 (64.56)	14.96 (58.93)	21.78 (71.20)
Daily mean °C (°F)	10.62 (51.12)	10.69 (51.24)	12.44 (54.39)	16.05 (60.89)	20.53 (68.95)	25.03 (77.05)	27.83 (82.09)	27.57 (81.63)	24.44 (75.99)	19.70 (67.46)	15.62 (60.12)	12.60 (54.68)	18.59 (65.47)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	8.01 (46.42)	8.00 (46.40)	9.04 (48.27)	12.04 (53.67)	16.19 (61.14)	20.55 (68.99)	23.23 (73.81)	23.21 (73.78)	20.32 (68.58)	16.23 (61.21)	12.73 (54.91)	8.68 (47.62)	14.85 (58.73)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	43.10 (1.70)	42.29 (1.66)	52.14 (2.05)	28.45 (1.12)	13.08 (0.51)	5.04 (0.20)	6.10 (0.24)	7.47 (0.29)	7.94 (0.31)	41.13 (1.62)	57.62 (2.27)	60.88 (2.40)	365.24 (14.37)
Mean monthly sunshine hours	126.60	139.94	175.04	217.10	273.56	335.36	357.11	333.66	264.72	199.50	127.82	108.55	2,658.96
Source: Hellenic National Meteorological Service^[5]

Historical population

Year	Population
1981	10,539
1991	17,998
2001	25,532
2011	28,364
2021	31,497

Sports

Voula hosts the football club Aris Voulas, founded in 1952,^[6] the basketball club Proteas Voulas, founded in 1980 and the women's volleyball team Thetis founded in 2000.^[7]

References

^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
^ "Concise Statistical Yearbook of Greece 2001 page 38, National Statistical Service of Greece" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
^ "Voula Climatic Data". Hellenic National Meteorological Service. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
^ "Ταυτότητα | ΓΣ Άρης Βούλας".
^ "Home". thetisvoulas.gr.

External links

Municipality of Voula

[census21-1] "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.

[2] "Concise Statistical Yearbook of Greece 2001 page 38, National Statistical Service of Greece" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.

[Kallikratis-3] "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.

[stat01-4] "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.

[5] "Voula Climatic Data". Hellenic National Meteorological Service. Retrieved 15 March 2021.

[6] "Ταυτότητα | ΓΣ Άρης Βούλας".

[7] "Home". thetisvoulas.gr.

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