Ilioupoli (Modern Greek: Ηλιούπολη, meaning "sun city", older forms: Hilioupoli and Ilioupolis) is a suburb in the south-southeastern part of metropolitan Athens, Greece.

The area was made up of farmlands to the west and the central part and the rocky areas of the Hymettus to its east. Mixed farming was common in the western part. Much of the agricultural production that time was pastures and groves. Urban development replaced much of the farmlands in the 1930s and the 1940s. Today, from the western and to the east-central part of the municipality are urbanized while the businesses are within its main avenues and streets. The forest of Hymettus lies to the northeast and barren land to its east. The barren extend to the southcentral part of the ranges of Ymittos. The residential streets that are aligned to shape like an oval almost the same as Heliopolis, Egypt. Ilioupoli has a total of five ovals with aligning five to six streets in a row. Four are in the northwest, northeast, southwest and southeast and one in the central part. The western part of the municipality is not made up of streets that are oval-shaped. Much of the industrial buildings and businesses along with shopping outlets are aligned within Vouliagmenis Avenue. It has several interchanges.

The mountains dominate the Southern and Northern parts of the municipality. Panion, in the South, consists of rocks and grasslands, with forests in the valley areas. In the center of the region is a valley which is connected with Mesogeia.

Until the 1960s and the 1970s, agriculture was the main industry of Keratea. Later, Keratea attracted many small businesses and light industrial enterprises, as it became part of the Athens Metropolitan Area. Suburban housing arrived in the 1970s and 1980s and new construction continues to this day. A small part of the population are still leading a rural existence. In the 1980s, a bypass was constructed 500 m north of Keratea which is partially situated on an abandoned rail link between Lavrio and Kifissia. This new 4-lane highway cuts journey times from central Athens to about an hour and it is very convenient for Athens's new airport. Also, the harbour of Lavrio has been upgraded and many ferries to the Greek Islands depart from there. These developments have attracted many Athenians to the area, some of whom built their second homes on the attractive coast of South Attica.
 

Other features include a soccer field hundreds of metres west and a hydrogen factory in Keratea.

The rainfalls of November 24, 2005 ravaged the western portions of the municipality, but the rainfall did not flood the community.

Keratea has schools, lyceums, gymnasia, banks, churches, a post office and squares.

Town Hall Ilioupoli

ΔΗΜΟΣ ΗΛΙΟΥΠΟΛΗΣ

Σοφ. Βενιζέλου & Πρωτόπαππα, 16345 Ηλιούπολη

0030 210 9970000

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