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Piraeus ( ; , , -elpiɾɛˈas, , ) is a municipality in the periphery of Attica, Greece and within Athens urban area, located 12 km southwest of its center.

Piraeus is Greece's third largest municipality and the second of the Greek capital following the municipality of Athens, with a population of 175,697 people (in 2001) and an area of 11 km2 (4.2 sqmi). The Piraeus urban area extends beyond the administrative city limits to the suburban municipalities, with a total population of 466,065 (in 2001) and a land area of 50 km2 (19.3 sqmi). The city is the administrative capital of the Piraeus Prefecture. Situated upon the Saronic Gulf, the Piraeus port is the largest passenger port in Europe and the third largest in the world, servicing about 20 million passengers annually. With a throughput of 1.4 million TEUs, Piraeus is placed among the first ten ports in container traffic in Europe and the top container port in Eastern Mediterranean.

Piraeus has a long history, which dates back to ancient Greece. The effects of its natural space and geographical place have been critical factors for the configuration of the historical fate of Piraeus. The development of the harbour has been always combined with periods of proportional acme and progress of the city, while in the periods of the harbour's decay the city languished. The city was largely developed in the early 5th century BC, when it was selected to serve as the port city of classical Athens and was transformed into a prototype harbour, concentrating all the import and transit trade of Athens. Consequently, it became the chief harbour of ancient Greece but declined gradually after the 4th century AD, and began to grow again in the 19th century, especially after the declaration of Athens as the capital of Greece. In modern era, Piraeus is a big city bustling with life and an integral part of Athens, having the biggest harbour in the country and all the typical characteristics of a huge marine and commercial-industrial center.

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Greek Eurobank 2Q Net -61% On Provisions, Margins - Wall Street Journal Wall Street Journal--On Thursday, -Piraeus- managed to post EUR3 million in profit despite a high extraordinary tax. This was ahead of expectations that it would swing to a net ... - Date : Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:49:38 GMT+00:00
Salamis lines RoRo service from Israel to call at Lavrion port near Piraeus - Port2Port Port2Port--Due to the reforms being undertaken by the -Piraeus- port authorities the ro/ro services operated by Salamis Shipping Services Ltd. will call at Lavrion port ... - Date : Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:44:07 GMT+00:00
Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation Announces Successful Preliminary ... - PR Newswire (press release) PR Newswire (press release)---PIRAEUS-, Greece, Aug. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation ("Navios Acquisition") (NYSE: NNA, NNA.WS, NNA. ... - Date : Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:34:39 GMT+00:00
PASOK: Local gov't candidacies on Sun. - Athens News Agency Athens News Agency--On the question of the major municipalities of Athens, -Piraeus- and Thessaloniki, according to the same reports, PASOK has reached a conclusion on the ... - Date : Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:16:38 GMT+00:00
Dry bulk market stabilizes, albeit at a falling note - Balkans.com Business News Balkans.com Business News--Commenting on this week's performance of the market, the -Piraeus--based shipbroker said that it was a mixed feeling week, a breather. ... - Date : Mon, 30 Aug 2010 05:59:36 GMT+00:00
Olympiakos lose season opener at Iraklis - Soccerway Soccerway--(GSM) - The 2010-11 Greek season did not go quite as expected for Olympiakos -Piraeus-, as the Athens outfit lost their opener 2-1 at Iraklis. ... - Date : Sat, 28 Aug 2010 21:21:15 GMT+00:00
Kestrel's shot at stardom - SunLive SunLive--Earthwire Productions is considering using Tauranga's historic ferry, Kestrel, as a replica of a ship in the Greek harbour, -Piraeus-, in 1941 - for a World ... - Date : Sat, 28 Aug 2010 20:54:21 GMT+00:00
Piraeus Bank 2Q Net Pft -96%, But Beats Estimates - Wall Street Journal Wall Street Journal--"In the second quarter, -Piraeus- Group effectively managed the volatility of the economic environment and succeeded in improving its organic profitability. ... - Date : Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:08:59 GMT+00:00
Baltimore-Piraeus Sister City Committee will sponsor Col. John Skinner to run ... - Hellenic News of America Hellenic News of America--Last month I sent an e-mail announcing that the Baltimore--Piraeus- Sister City Committee will sponsor Col. John Skinner to run in the Athens Marathon. ... - Date : Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:35:43 GMT+00:00
Analysts Upbeat On Piraeus Q2 Results - Capital.gr (press release) Capital.gr (press release)---Piraeus- Bank Q2 results were slightly ahead of expectations, says UBS, with a net profit of EUR3M as opposed to consensus of a loss. ... - Date : Fri, 27 Aug 2010 07:51:33 GMT+00:00

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Greek Eurobank 2Q Net -61% On Provisions, Margins - Wall Street Journal

Wall Street Journal--On Thursday, -Piraeus- managed to post EUR3 million in profit despite a high extraordinary tax. This was ahead of expectations that it would swing to a net ... - Date : Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:49:38 GMT+00:00

Salamis lines RoRo service from Israel to call at Lavrion port near Piraeus - Port2Port

Port2Port--Due to the reforms being undertaken by the -Piraeus- port authorities the ro/ro services operated by Salamis Shipping Services Ltd. will call at Lavrion port ... - Date : Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:44:07 GMT+00:00

Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation Announces Successful Preliminary ... - PR Newswire (press release)

PR Newswire (press release)---PIRAEUS-, Greece, Aug. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation ("Navios Acquisition") (NYSE: NNA, NNA.WS, NNA. ... - Date : Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:34:39 GMT+00:00

PASOK: Local gov't candidacies on Sun. - Athens News Agency

Athens News Agency--On the question of the major municipalities of Athens, -Piraeus- and Thessaloniki, according to the same reports, PASOK has reached a conclusion on the ... - Date : Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:16:38 GMT+00:00

Dry bulk market stabilizes, albeit at a falling note - Balkans.com Business News

Balkans.com Business News--Commenting on this week's performance of the market, the -Piraeus--based shipbroker said that it was a mixed feeling week, a breather. ... - Date : Mon, 30 Aug 2010 05:59:36 GMT+00:00

Olympiakos lose season opener at Iraklis - Soccerway

Soccerway--(GSM) - The 2010-11 Greek season did not go quite as expected for Olympiakos -Piraeus-, as the Athens outfit lost their opener 2-1 at Iraklis. ... - Date : Sat, 28 Aug 2010 21:21:15 GMT+00:00

Kestrel's shot at stardom - SunLive

SunLive--Earthwire Productions is considering using Tauranga's historic ferry, Kestrel, as a replica of a ship in the Greek harbour, -Piraeus-, in 1941 - for a World ... - Date : Sat, 28 Aug 2010 20:54:21 GMT+00:00

Piraeus Bank 2Q Net Pft -96%, But Beats Estimates - Wall Street Journal

Wall Street Journal--"In the second quarter, -Piraeus- Group effectively managed the volatility of the economic environment and succeeded in improving its organic profitability. ... - Date : Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:08:59 GMT+00:00

Baltimore-Piraeus Sister City Committee will sponsor Col. John Skinner to run ... - Hellenic News of America

Hellenic News of America--Last month I sent an e-mail announcing that the Baltimore--Piraeus- Sister City Committee will sponsor Col. John Skinner to run in the Athens Marathon. ... - Date : Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:35:43 GMT+00:00

Analysts Upbeat On Piraeus Q2 Results - Capital.gr (press release)

Capital.gr (press release)---Piraeus- Bank Q2 results were slightly ahead of expectations, says UBS, with a net profit of EUR3M as opposed to consensus of a loss. ... - Date : Fri, 27 Aug 2010 07:51:33 GMT+00:00

Modern era :
Year	Municipality population	Urban area population
1951	186,088
1961	183,957
1971	187,458	439,138
1981	196,389	476,304
1991	182,671	456,865
2001	175,697	466,065

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