Ampelakia

Ampelakia
Αμπελάκια
Ampelakia
Ampelakia
Ampelakia is located in Greece
Ampelakia
Ampelakia
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 37°57′N 23°31′E / 37.950°N 23.517°E / 37.950; 23.517
CountryGreece
Administrative regionAttica
Regional unitIslands
MunicipalitySalamis
Area
 • Municipal unit15.169 km2 (5.857 sq mi)
Elevation
5 m (16 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipal unit
6,985
 • Municipal unit density460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
 • Community
4,609
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
189 02
Area code(s)22980
Vehicle registrationZ
Websitewww.ampelakia.gr

Ampelakia (Greek: Αμπελάκια, meaning vineyards) is a town and a former municipality of Salamis Island, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Salamis, of which it is a municipal unit.[2]

It lies on the central east coast of the island and has a land area of 15.169 km2,[3] comprising about one-sixth of the island's area (with the balance belonging to the city of Salamina). It has a population of 6,985 inhabitants (2021 census).

Ruins of ancient classical city and the port of Salamis (5th to 2nd BC) Ampelakia
Ruins of ancient classical city and the port of Salamis (5th to 2nd BC) Ampelakia
  1. ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
  2. ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.