Agios Ioannis Rentis


Agios Ioannis Rentis is a suburb and a former municipality in the western part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Nikaia-Agios Ioannis Rentis, of which it is a municipal unit.

Geography

Agios Ioannis Rentis is part of Piraeus regional unit, part of Athens urban area, located about west of central Athens and northeast of Piraeus. The municipal unit has an area of 4.524 km2. The small river Cephissus runs through it. Two important transport axes pass through the municipality: Motorway 1 and the Piraeus–Platy railway, on which it has a passenger station and a large marshalling yard. The Olympiakos FC training center is in this area. The Olympiacos Volleyball stadium also is nearby.

Historical population

YearMunicipality population
198116,276
199114,218
200115,060
201116,050

International relations

Agios Ioannis Rentis is twinned with Kadıköy, Turkey, since 2003.