Rafina


Rafina is a suburban port town located on the eastern coast of Attica in Greece. It has a population of 14,620 inhabitants. Since the 2011 local government reform it has been part of the municipality Rafina-Pikermi, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 18.979 km2. It is part of the Athens metropolitan area.

Geography

Rafina lies on the Aegean Sea coast, east of Mount Pentelicus and northeast of the Mesogaia plain. It is north of Artemida, south of Nea Makri and east of Athens city centre. The municipal unit of Rafina contains, besides the city itself, a large portion of the surrounding area, which is mostly woodland and farmland. The only other town is Kallitechnoupoli.
Rafina is a port town serving ferries to the southern part of Euboea as well as most of the Cyclades. Its port acts as the second port of Athens, after the Athens' port of Piraeus.

History

Rafina suffered damage from a forest fire in July 2005 and again in 2018.

Historical population

Culture

Sports

Rafina is the seat of two football clubs with presence in third national division, Triglia Rafina club founded in 1932 by refugees, and Thyella Rafina club founded in 1957.

Notable residents

Rafina is twinned with: