Aspropyrgos

Aspropyrgos Ασπρόπυργος
Aspropyrgos
Location within the region
Coordinates: 38°4′N 23°35′E / 38.067°N 23.583°E / 38.067; 23.583Coordinates: 38°4′N 23°35′E / 38.067°N 23.583°E / 38.067; 23.583
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Attica
Regional unit	West Attica
Government
• Mayor	Nikólaos Meletíou (ND)
Area
• Municipality	101.98 km2 (39.37 sq mi)
Elevation	9 m (30 ft)
Population (2011)
• Municipality	30,251
• Municipality density	300/km2 (770/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	193 00
Area code(s)	210
Vehicle registration	Z
Website	www.aspropyrgos.gr

Aspropyrgos (Greek: Ασπρόπυργος) is a suburb of Athens, and a municipality in the West Attica regional unit, Attica, Greece. The municipality had a population of 30,251 at the 2011 census. It has an area of 101.983 km².

The name 'Aspropyrgos' is derived from the Greek words άσπρο, meaning 'white', and πύργος, meaning 'castle' or 'tower'.

Aspropyrgos is located 15 km northwest of the city center of Athens in the Thriasian Plain. It is 5 km northeast of Eleusis, near the Saronic Gulf coast. Mount Parnitha forms its northern border, and the Aigaleo hills its southeastern border. The Eleusis Military Airbase lies to its west. The main street is Dimokratias ('Democracy') Avenue. Aspropyrgos can be accessed from the Motorway 6 (Eleusis - Athens) and the Motorway 65 (Ano Liosia - Aspropyrgos). The industrial area is in the southeastern part of Aspropyrgos. The Aspropyrgos railway station is served by Proastiakos trains from the Athens International Airport to Kiato (Peloponnese).

The Aspropyrgos Refinery, south of the city, has been producing oil for many years. It is the largest in Greece, with an annual capacity of 135,000 bbl/d (21,500 m³/d). As a consequence, pollution has been a problem for years. The refinery includes depots in the southern and eastern parts, and some in the western part and at a dock to the southwest.