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{{About|the town in Attica|the village in the Thessaloniki regional unit|Nea Filadelfeia, Thessaloniki}}
{{distinguish|New Philadelphia (disambiguation){{!}}New Philadelphia|Filadelfia (disambiguation){{!}}Filadelfia}}
{{Infobox Greek Dimos
| name = Nea Filadelfeia
| name_local = Νέα Φιλαδέλφεια 
|type = municipal unit
| image_map = DE Neas Filadelfias.svg 
|map_caption = Location within the [[Central Athens]] regional unit
| periph = [[Attica (region)|Attica]]
|periphunit   = [[Central Athens (regional unit)|Central Athens]]
|municipality = [[Nea Filadelfeia-Nea Chalkidona]]
| pop_municunit = 25198
| population_as_of = 2021
| area_municunit = 2.850
| elevation = 110
| coordinates = {{coord|38|2.2|N|23|44.2|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code = 143 xx
| area_code = 210
| licence = Z
| website = [https://dimosfx.gr www.dimosfx.gr]
| image_skyline      = Nea Filadelfia main street.JPG
| caption_skyline    = Dekelias Ave
| city_flag          = 
| city_seal          = 
| districts          = 
}}

'''Nea Filadelfeia''' ({{langx|el|Νέα Φιλαδέλφεια}}, meaning ''New Philadelphia'') is a suburban town in the [[Athens#Athens Urban Area|Athens agglomeration]], [[Greece]]. Since the 2011 local government reform it has been part of [[Nea Filadelfeia-Nea Chalkidona]] municipality of [[Central Athens (regional unit)|Central Athens]] regional unit, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.<ref name=Kallikratis>{{Cite web|url=http://www.et.gr/idocs-nph/search/pdfViewerForm.html?args=5C7QrtC22wGYK2xFpSwMnXdtvSoClrL81-32jgAMSfbnMRVjyfnPUeJInJ48_97uHrMts-zFzeyCiBSQOpYnT00MHhcXFRTsb2fGphpq4MKX2ZkaHobySNnvZCNHXvYVvlf80XevW0Q.|title=ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities|language=el|publisher=[[Government Gazette (Greece)|Government Gazette]]}}</ref> The municipal unit has an area of 2.850&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>.<ref name=stat01>{{cite web|url=http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf|publisher=National Statistical Service of Greece|title=Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)|language=el}}</ref> It was named after the [[Anatolia]]n city Filadelfeia, now [[Alaşehir]] in [[Turkey]], and it was settled by Greek refugees from [[Asia Minor]] after the [[Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922)]].

==Geography==

Nea Filadelfeia is a suburb of Athens, {{convert|6|km|0|abbr=on}} north of the city centre. Its built-up area is continuous with that of municipality of Athens and the surrounding suburbs [[Nea Chalkidona]], [[Agioi Anargyroi]], [[Acharnes]], [[Metamorfosi]] and [[Nea Ionia]]. The [[A1 motorway (Greece)|A1 motorway]] (Athens - Thessaloniki) and [[Greek National Road 1]] pass through the town. Nea Filadelfeia has a large park, Alsos Neas Filadelfias, which covers {{convert|0.48|km2|2|abbr=out}}. The park formerly hosted a large [[zoo]] which operated since 1955 to 1995. Nea Filadelfeia is roughly located at the geographical center of the [[Attica]] peninsula, around 13&nbsp;km from the sea to the south suburbs and at a low elevation.

==Education==
Nea Filadelfeia has 9 primary schools, 4 secondary schools (one of them is athletic type) and 3 high schools. Among them is the [http://3lyk-n-filad.att.sch.gr/secret/ 3rd High School of Nea Filadelfia "Miltos Kountouras"].

==Sports==
Nea Filadelfeia is the historical home of [[A.E.K.]], a major Greek Multi-Sports Club established in 1924 in Nea Filadelfeia. It is also the home of [[Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia]]. The now demolished [[Nikos Goumas Stadium]] was the home ground of [[AEK Athens FC|AEK F.C.]] from 1930 to 2003, while the [[Agia Sophia Stadium]] is the new home ground since 2022. The [[Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia]] sports club is renowned in Greece and abroad for its handball, volleyball and basketball achievements.

Nea Filadelfeia is also the birthplace of the Greek-Australian football coach [[Ange Postecoglou]].

{|class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan="4"|Sport clubs based in Nea Filadelfeia
|-
!width="200"|Club
!Founded
!Sports
!Achievements
|-
|[[A.E.K. (sports club)]]||1924||[[Association football|Football]], [[Basketball]], [[Volleyball]], [[Handball]], [[Futsal]] and other ||One of the most successful Greek clubs with many domestic and Europeans titles
|-
|[[Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia]]||1930||[[Basketball]], [[Volleyball]], [[Handball]] and other||Panhellenic titles in volleyball and handball
|-
|[[FEA Filadelfeia/Chalkidona]]||1989||[[Basketball]]||Earlier presence in A1 Ethniki women
|}

==Historical population==
{| class=wikitable
! Year !! Population 
|-
| 1981 || 25,320 
|-
| 1991 || 25,261 
|-
| 2001 || 24,112 
|-
| 2011 || 25,734
|-
| 2021 || 25,198
|}

==Climate==
Nea Filadelfeia has a [[Mediterranean climate#Hot-summer Mediterranean climate|hot-summer Mediterranean climate]] (''Csa''). The area is notorious in Greece for its summer heat; according to the [[Hellenic National Meteorological Service]] (HNMS) it registers Greece's highest mean maximum summer temperatures for the period 1955-1997.<ref name="Hellenic National Meteorological Service">{{cite web | url=http://www.hnms.gr/hnms/greek/climatology/heat_wave.pdf | title=Heatwave | publisher=H.N.M.S | access-date=28 January 2018 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101131257/http://www.hnms.gr/hnms/greek/climatology/heat_wave.pdf | archive-date=1 November 2013 }}</ref> On 26 June 2007, during the [[2007 European heat wave]], Nea Filadelfeia recorded {{convert|46.2|°C|1}} while, on the same day, the nearby automatic HNMS weather station recorded {{convert|47.5|°C|1}}, which is Europe's highest June temperature to date.<ref name="H.N.M.S">{{cite web | url=http://www.hnms.gr/emy/el/pdf/heat_summer_2017.pdf | title=Summer 2017 | publisher=H.N.M.S | access-date=28 January 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219161939/http://www.hnms.gr/emy/el/pdf/heat_summer_2017.pdf | archive-date=19 December 2017 }}</ref><ref name="History of Nea Filadelfeia H.N.M.S station">{{cite web | url=http://www.meteoclub.gr/themata/news/3142-istoriko-stathmoi-emy-neafiladelfia | title=History of Nea Filadelfeia H.N.M.S station | publisher=Meteoclub | access-date=28 January 2018}}</ref>

{{Weather box
|width = 80%
|location = Nea Filadelfeia AWS ([[Central Athens (regional unit)|Central Athens]]) , [[Hellenic National Meteorological Service]] (2006-2024), Extremes (1955-today)
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes

|Jan high C = 13.7
|Feb high C = 15.3
|Mar high C = 17.8
|Apr high C = 22.6
|May high C = 28.1
|Jun high C = 33.1
|Jul high C = 35.5
|Aug high C = 35.3
|Sep high C = 30.6
|Oct high C = 24.6
|Nov high C = 20.2
|Dec high C = 15.2

|Jan mean C =  9.5
|Feb mean C = 10.8
|Mar mean C = 12.8
|Apr mean C = 16.9
|May mean C = 21.7
|Jun mean C = 26.3
|Jul mean C = 28.6
|Aug mean C = 28.7
|Sep mean C = 24.6
|Oct mean C = 19.7
|Nov mean C = 15.6
|Dec mean C = 11.1

|Jan low C =  5.2
|Feb low C =  6.3
|Mar low C =  7.8
|Apr low C = 11.1
|May low C = 15.3
|Jun low C = 19.6
|Jul low C = 21.8
|Aug low C = 22.2
|Sep low C = 18.6
|Oct low C = 14.8
|Nov low C = 11.0
|Dec low C =  7.0

|Jan record high C  = 23.4
|Feb record high C  = 25.8
|Mar record high C  = 29.3
|Apr record high C  = 32.2
|May record high C  = 40.6
|Jun record high C  = 47.5
|Jul record high C  = 46.2
|Aug record high C  = 45.3
|Sep record high C  = 39.9
|Oct record high C  = 38.2
|Nov record high C  = 28.6
|Dec record high C  = 22.6

|Jan record low C   = -5.8
|Feb record low C   = -5.4
|Mar record low C   = -4.6
|Apr record low C   = 0.0
|May record low C   = 6.0
|Jun record low C   = 9.0
|Jul record low C   = 14.0
|Aug record low C   = 13.8
|Sep record low C   = 7.8
|Oct record low C   = 4.6
|Nov record low C   = -1.1
|Dec record low C   = -4.4

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 53.9
|Feb precipitation mm = 43.0
|Mar precipitation mm = 41.8
|Apr precipitation mm = 28.5
|May precipitation mm = 20.5
|Jun precipitation mm = 9.1
|Jul precipitation mm = 7.0
|Aug precipitation mm = 6.7
|Sep precipitation mm = 19.4
|Oct precipitation mm = 48.8
|Nov precipitation mm = 61.9
|Dec precipitation mm = 71.2

|source 1= Nea Filadelfeia AWS (Jan 2006-Aug 2024),<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.emy.gr/emy/el/observation/sa_teleytaies_paratiriseis_stathmou?perifereia=Attiki&poli=ams_filadelfeia | title=Nea Filadelfeia HNMS station | publisher=HNMS | accessdate=22 March 2024}}</ref> [[World Meteorological Organization]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://oscar.wmo.int/surface/#/search/station/stationReportDetails/0-300-0-16791 | title=Nea Filadelfeia HNMS | publisher=WMO | accessdate=23 March 2024}}</ref>
|source 2= Extremes (1955-today),<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.meteoclub.gr/themata/statistika-metstathmon/6650-30eth-therina-statistika-neas-filadelfias | title=30 year stats of Nea Filadelfeia | accessdate=22 March 2024}}</ref> Precipitation (1955-2010) <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.emy.gr/emy/el/climatology/climatology_city?perifereia=Attiki&poli=Nea_Filadelfia | title=Nea Filadelfeia HNMS | publisher=HNMS | accessdate=28 March 2024}}</ref>
}}

{{Weather box
|width = 80%
|location = Nea Filadelfeia, [[Hellenic National Meteorological Service]] (1955–2010)
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|collapsed=yes
|Jan high C = 12.6
|Feb high C = 13.6
|Mar high C = 16.0
|Apr high C = 20.3
|May high C = 26.2
|Jun high C = 31.4
|Jul high C = 33.8
|Aug high C = 33.6
|Sep high C = 29.2
|Oct high C = 23.5
|Nov high C = 18.1
|Dec high C = 14.1

|Jan mean C =  8.8
|Feb mean C =  9.3
|Mar mean C = 11.3
|Apr mean C = 15.3
|May mean C = 21.0
|Jun mean C = 26.0
|Jul mean C = 28.3
|Aug mean C = 27.8
|Sep mean C = 23.4
|Oct mean C = 18.4
|Nov mean C = 13.7
|Dec mean C = 10.2

|Jan low C =  5.4
|Feb low C =  5.5
|Mar low C =  6.9
|Apr low C =  9.9
|May low C = 14.2
|Jun low C = 18.7
|Jul low C = 21.3
|Aug low C = 21.2
|Sep low C = 17.6
|Oct low C = 13.8
|Nov low C = 10.0
|Dec low C =  6.9

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 53.9
|Feb precipitation mm = 43.0
|Mar precipitation mm = 41.8
|Apr precipitation mm = 28.5
|May precipitation mm = 20.5
|Jun precipitation mm = 9.1
|Jul precipitation mm = 7.0
|Aug precipitation mm = 6.7
|Sep precipitation mm = 19.4
|Oct precipitation mm = 48.8
|Nov precipitation mm = 61.9
|Dec precipitation mm = 71.2

|source = Nea Filadelfeia SYNOPTIC <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.emy.gr/emy/el/climatology/climatology_city?perifereia=Attiki&poli=Nea_Filadelfia | title=Nea Filadelfeia HNMS | publisher=HNMS | accessdate=28 March 2024}}</ref>}}

===Highest temperatures recorded===
Below a list of the highest temperatures ever recorded in Nea Filadelfeia, [[Athens]].

{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
|-
! Temperature
! Station
! Date Recorded
|-
| {{convert|47.5|°C|abbr=on}}<ref name="H.N.M.S">{{cite web | url=http://www.hnms.gr/emy/el/pdf/heat_summer_2017.pdf | title=Summer 2017 | publisher=H.N.M.S | access-date=28 January 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219161939/http://www.hnms.gr/emy/el/pdf/heat_summer_2017.pdf | archive-date=19 December 2017 }}</ref>
| Nea Filadelfeia (AWS HNMS)
| June 26, 2007
|-
| {{convert|46.2|°C|abbr=on}} <ref name="H.N.M.S">{{cite web | url=http://www.hnms.gr/emy/el/pdf/heat_summer_2017.pdf | title=Summer 2017 | publisher=H.N.M.S | access-date=28 January 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219161939/http://www.hnms.gr/emy/el/pdf/heat_summer_2017.pdf | archive-date=19 December 2017 }}</ref>
| Nea Filadelfeia (AWS HNMS)
| July 25, 2007
|-
| {{convert|46.2|°C|abbr=on}} <ref name="H.N.M.S">{{cite web | url=http://www.hnms.gr/emy/el/pdf/heat_summer_2017.pdf | title=Summer 2017 | publisher=H.N.M.S | access-date=28 January 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219161939/http://www.hnms.gr/emy/el/pdf/heat_summer_2017.pdf | archive-date=19 December 2017 }}</ref>
| Nea Filadelfeia (SYNOPTIC HNMS)
| June 26, 2007
|-
| {{convert|45.4|°C|abbr=on}} <ref name="H.N.M.S">{{cite web | url=http://www.hnms.gr/emy/el/pdf/heat_summer_2017.pdf | title=Summer 2017 | publisher=H.N.M.S | access-date=28 January 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219161939/http://www.hnms.gr/emy/el/pdf/heat_summer_2017.pdf | archive-date=19 December 2017 }}</ref>
| Nea Filadelfeia (AWS HNMS) 
| July 2, 2017
|-
| {{convert|45.4|°C|abbr=on}} <ref>{{cite web | url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230724031805/http://www.emy.gr/emy/el/observation/yesterday_weather | title=HNMS | publisher=HNMS | accessdate=29 March 2024}}</ref>
| Nea Filadelfeia (AWS HNMS) 
| July 23, 2023
|-
| {{convert|45.3|°C|abbr=on}} <ref>{{cite web | url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804064952/http://www.hnms.gr/emy/el/observation/yesterday_weather | title=HNMS | publisher=HNMS | accessdate=29 March 2024}}</ref>
| Nea Filadelfeia (AWS HNMS) 
| August 3, 2021
|-
| {{convert|45.1|°C|abbr=on}} <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.meteoclub.gr/themata/statistika-metstathmon/6650-30eth-therina-statistika-neas-filadelfias | title=30 year stats of Nea Filadelfeia | accessdate=22 March 2024}}</ref>
| Nea Filadelfeia (AWS HNMS) 
| June 27, 2007
|-
| {{convert|45.0|°C|abbr=on}} <ref>{{cite web | url=https://e-kairos.gr/records/ | title=e-kairos records | publisher=e-kairos.gr | accessdate=29 March 2024}}</ref>
| Nea Filadelfeia (SYNOPTIC HNMS)
| July 25, 2007
|-
| {{convert|45.0|°C|abbr=on}} <ref>{{cite web | url=https://e-kairos.gr/records/ | title=e-kairos records | publisher=e-kairos.gr | accessdate=29 March 2024}}</ref>
| Nea Filadelfeia (SYNOPTIC HNMS)
| July 7, 1988
|}

== Notable people ==
*[[Elena Nathanael]], Greek actress
*[[Ange Postecoglou]], former coach of the [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australian national football team]] and former head coach of [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.]]

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Nea Filadelfia Lavriou street.JPG|Lavriou street
File:Nea Filadelfia cooperative housing.JPG|Typical workers cooperative housing
File:Nea Filadelfia lake.JPG|Artificial lake in the park of Nea Filadelfeia
File:020 - Κηφισός μετά τη συμβολή με ρέμα Αχαρνών (Κόκκ.Μύλος) - panoramio.jpg|[[Cephissus (Athenian plain)|Kifisos]] river
File:2011 Dimos Filadelfias-Chalkidonos.png|Nea Filadelfeia-Nea Chalkidona municipality
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[List of municipalities of Attica]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
*[http://www.neafiladelfeia.gr/ Official website] {{in lang|el}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20131103014845/http://www.geo.gr/nfil/ Νέα Φιλαδέλφεια]

{{Geographic location
|Centre    = Nea Filadelfeia
|North     = [[Acharnes]]
|Northeast = [[Metamorfosi]]
|East      = [[Nea Ionia]]
|Southeast = 
|South     = [[Athens]]
|Southwest = [[Nea Chalkidona]]
|West      = [[Agioi Anargyroi]]
|Northwest = 
}}

{{Filadelfeia-Chalkidona div}}

[[Category:Populated places in Central Athens (regional unit)]]
[[Category:Nea Filadelfeia-Nea Chalkidona]]