Tanagra
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| Prefecture: | Viotia |
| Province: | Province of Thiva |
| Seat: | Arma |
| Location: | Template:Coor dms |
| Area: -Total -Water -Rank | 122.5 kmē kmē Rank xxth |
| Population: (1991) - Total - Density¹ - Rank | about 3,000 -/kmē</small> |
| Elevation: -lowest: -centre: -highest: | about 10 m about 214 m(centre) around 600 to 800 m |
| Postal code: | 322 00 320 09 |
| Area/distance code: | 11-30-22620, (030-22620)-7 |
| Municipal code: | 0819 |
| Car designation: | BI
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| 3-letter abbreviation: | TNG (Tanagra) |
| Name of inhabitants: | Tanagran or Tanagrian sing., -s pl. |
Tanagra (Greek: Τανάγρα) is a community north of Athens in Boeotia, not far from Thebes, that was noted in antiquity for its mass-produced mold-cast and fired terracotta figurines. It is accessed by GR-1 in the north and a provincial road linking Thiva (Thebes) in the west. It is located Se of Thiva and Arma, SW of Schimatari and NW of Avlona.
It was the site of two Battles of Tanagra, in 457 BC and 426 BC.
Today, Tanagra has a military base with an airport not far from the city. The runway is about 2 km in length.
In early-2000s, a plane which was going for a practice crashed on the runway during bad weather. No survivors were found.
Historical population
| Year | Communal population | Change | Island population |
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| 1991 | 847 | -250/-22.79% | - |
| 2003 | - | - | - |