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{{About||the feminine given name|Voula (given name)}}
{{Infobox Greek Dimos
| name = Voula
| name_local = Βούλα
| type = Municipal unit 
| image_map = DE Voulas.svg 
|map_caption = Location within the regional unit
| periph = [[Attica (region)|Attica]]
| periphunit         = [[East Attica]]
|municipality = [[Vari-Voula-Vouliagmeni]]
| pop_municunit = 31497
| population_as_of = 2021
| area_municunit = 8.787
| elevation = 5
| coordinates = {{coord|37|51|N|23|45|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code = 166 73
| area_code = 210
| licence = Z
| website = [http://vvv.gov.gr/ www.vvv.gov.gr/]
| image_skyline      = Voula, Athens, Greece.jpg
| caption_skyline    = View of Voula
| city_flag          = 
| city_seal          = 
| districts          = 
}}

'''Voula''' ({{langx|el|Βούλα}}) is a southern suburb of [[Athens]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_01_0003_00032.pdf |title=Concise Statistical Yearbook of Greece 2001 page 38, National Statistical Service of Greece |access-date=26 August 2019 |archive-date=1 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190701022706/http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_01_0003_00032.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> along the Athens coast and former municipality in [[East Attica]], [[Greece]]. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality [[Vari-Voula-Vouliagmeni]], 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 8.787&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>

==Geography==

Voula is a southern suburb of [[Athens]], 16&nbsp;km south of the city centre. It is located on the [[Saronic Gulf]] coast, at the southwestern foot of the [[Hymettus]] mountain. Adjacent coast towns are [[Glyfada]] to the northwest and Vouliagmeni to the south. The [[Greek National Road 91]] (Athens center - Sounio) passes through Voula. One of the largest hospitals in the Athens conurbation, "Asklipieio", lies in the northern part of Voula. It is served by the southern terminus of the [[Athens Tram]] line T7, ''Asklipieio Voulas''.

==Climate==

Voula has a hot [[semi-arid climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]]: ''BSh''), bordering on a hot-summer [[Mediterranean climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]]: ''Csa''). Voula experiences hot, dry summers and mild, wetter winters. The table below refers to the climate of the nearby weather station of [[Elliniko]].

{{Weather box
|location=Voula
|metric first=yes
|single line=yes
|collapsed=y
|Jan high C=13.12
|Feb high C=13.54
|Mar high C=15.53
|Apr high C=19.21
|May high C=24.05
|Jun high C=28.78
|Jul high C=31.64
|Aug high C=31.49
|Sep high C=27.95
|Oct high C=22.96
|Nov high C=18.09
|Dec high C=14.96
|year high C=
|Jan mean C=10.62
|Feb mean C=10.69
|Mar mean C=12.44
|Apr mean C=16.05
|May mean C=20.53
|Jun mean C=25.03
|Jul mean C=27.83
|Aug mean C=27.57
|Sep mean C=24.44
|Oct mean C=19.70
|Nov mean C=15.62
|Dec mean C=12.60
|year mean C=
|Jan low C=8.01
|Feb low C=8.00
|Mar low C=9.04
|Apr low C=12.04
|May low C=16.19
|Jun low C=20.55
|Jul low C=23.23
|Aug low C=23.21
|Sep low C=20.32
|Oct low C=16.23
|Nov low C=12.73
|Dec low C=8.68
|year low C=
|Jan precipitation mm=43.10
|Feb precipitation mm=42.29
|Mar precipitation mm=52.14
|Apr precipitation mm=28.45
|May precipitation mm=13.08
|Jun precipitation mm=5.04
|Jul precipitation mm=6.10
|Aug precipitation mm=7.47
|Sep precipitation mm=7.94
|Oct precipitation mm=41.13
|Nov precipitation mm=57.62
|Dec precipitation mm=60.88
|year precipitation mm=
|Jan sun=126.60
|Feb sun=139.94
|Mar sun=175.04
|Apr sun=217.10
|May sun=273.56
|Jun sun=335.36
|Jul sun=357.11
|Aug sun=333.66
|Sep sun=264.72
|Oct sun=199.50
|Nov sun=127.82
|Dec sun=108.55
|year sun=
|source 1 = Hellenic National Meteorological Service<ref>{{cite web
  | url=http://climatlas.hnms.gr/sdi/
  | title=Voula Climatic Data
  | publisher=Hellenic National Meteorological Service
  | access-date=15 March 2021
  }}</ref>
  | date=March 2021
}}

==Historical population==
{| class=wikitable
! Year !! Population 
|-
| 1981 || 10,539 
|-
| 1991 || 17,998  
|-
| 2001 || 25,532   
|-
| 2011 || 28,364
|-
| 2021 || 31,497
|}

==Sports==
Voula hosts the football club Aris Voulas, founded in 1952,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.arisvoulas.gr/about|title = Ταυτότητα &#124; ΓΣ Άρης Βούλας}}</ref> the basketball club [[Proteas Voulas B.C.|Proteas Voulas]], founded in 1980 and the women's volleyball team Thetis founded in 2000.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thetisvoulas.gr/ |title=Home |website=thetisvoulas.gr}}</ref>

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

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060206115118/http://www.dimosvoulas.gr/ Municipality of Voula]

{{Geographic location
| Northwest = 
| North     = [[Glyfada]]
| Northeast = 
| West      = ''[[Saronic Gulf]]''
| Center    = Voula
| East      = [[Vari]]
| Southwest = 
| South     = [[Vouliagmeni]]
| Southeast = 
}}

{{Vari-Voula-Vouliagmeni div}}

[[Category:Vari-Voula-Vouliagmeni]]
[[Category:Populated places in East Attica]]