Ymittos
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| Metropolitan Area: | Athens |
| Location: | Template:Coor dms |
| Area: -Total -Water -Rank | 1 kmē |
| Population: (2001) - Total - Density¹ - Rank | 11,671 around/11,671/kmē</small> |
| Elevation: -lowest: -centre: | about 100 m 130 m(centre) around 150 m |
| Postal code: | 172 |
| Area/distance code: | 11-30-210 (030-210) -760 thru 769 |
| Municipal code: | 0143 |
| Car designation: | Y (prev.)Z pres.
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| 3-letter abbreviation: | YMT |
| Address of administration: | Iroon Polytechneiou Square Ymittos 172 37 |
Ymittos or Imittos, also Imittos, rarely Hymmitos (Greek: Υμηττός), is a suburb of Athens, Greece. It is also a mountain which is located just east of downtown, for more of this mountain, see Hymettus. It si run by Ymittos Street which is connected with Vouliagmenis Ave. and Olaf Palme St in Zografou. NE is the large campus of the University of Athens and Kaisariani. It is one of the smallest municipalities in Athens and Greece.
Until the 1920s, the area was partially forested and was an agricultural area until suburban houses came in the early to mid 20th century when now much of the area are urban. A couple of movies throughout the mid-20th century was filmed here.
Ymittos has schools, lyceums, gymnasia, banks, post offices and squares (plateies).
Historical population
| Year | Municipal population | Change | Density |
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| 1981 | 12,491 | - | around 12,491/km² |
| 1991 | 11,671 | -820/-6.56% | around 11,671/km² |
| North: Athens, Zografou | ||
| West: Dafni | Ymittos | East: Kaisariani, Vyronas |
| South: Ilioupoli? |