Agia Varvara (, meaning Saint Barbara) is a suburban town in the western part of the Athens agglomeration in Attica, Greece, and a municipality in the West Athens regional unit.

Geography And Demographics

Agia Varvara is situated east of the mountain Aigaleo (Greek: Αιγάλεω). It is west of central Athens. The municipality has an area of 2.425&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>. It is served by the Agia Varvara and Agia Marina stations on Line 3 of the Athens Metro.

In terms of academic institutions, the area contains 2 campuses of West Attica University which in total includes approx 60,000 students according to 2023.

Historical population

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! Year !! Population

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| 1981 || 29,259

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| 1991 || 28,706

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| 2001 || 30,562

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| 2011 || 26,550

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| 2021 || 26,759

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