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Peristeri is a suburban municipality in the northwestern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. With 139,981 inhabitants, it is the seventh-largest municipality of Greece by population. Actual the community reports a population of 350.000 inhabitants, according to public power supply statistics.GeographyPeristeri is located about 4km northwest of the centre of Athens. It lies between the Egaleo Mountain in the northwest and the Cephissus river in the southeast. The municipality has an area of 10.50km2. Its built-up area is continuous with that of Athens and the neighbouring suburbs Aigaleo, Chaidari, Petroupoli, Ilion and Agioi Anargyroi.TransportationMotorway 1 (Athens-Thessaloniki) passes through the southeastern part of the municipality. Athinon Avenue (Greek National Road 8 Athens-Korinthos-Patras) passes through the southwestern part. Peristeri is served by three Athens metro stations on Line 2: Anthoupoli, Peristeri and Agios Antonios. The Kifissos Bus Terminal where long-distance buses from Peloponese, Epirus, Macedonia, Ionian Islands and Thrace arrive, is standing in the east border of Peristeri near Sepolia.