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==Demographics==
[[File:Population Density in Athens.PNG|thumb|Athens population distribution.]]
[[File:Metropolis of Athens-Piraeus.jpg|thumb|Athens urban area shown here with its 55 municipalities.]]
 
The municipality of Athens has an official population of 745,514<ref name=population/> with a metropolitan population of 3.2 million (population including the suburbs).<ref name=population/> The actual population, however, is believed to be higher, because during census-taking (carried out once every 10 years) some Athenian residents travel back to their birthplaces, and register as local citizens there.<ref>[http://ta-nea.dolnet.gr/print_article.php?e=A&f=16985&m=N12&aa=1 Ta Nea onLine] – Retrieved on 10 February 2007</ref>