Malakasa
Μαλακάσα | |
|---|---|
  Malakasa Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates: 38°14′N 23°48′E / 38.233°N 23.800°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Attica |
| Regional unit | East Attica |
| Municipality | Oropos |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 30.195 km2 (11.658 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 220 m (720 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 1,851 |
| • Municipal unit density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 190 11 |
| Area code(s) | 22950 |
| Vehicle registration | ZB-ZY |
Malakasa (Greek: Μαλακάσα) is a village and former community of East Attica in Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Oropos, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 10.450 km2.[3] The municipal unit Malakasa consists of the villages Malakasa, Milesi and Sfendali.
Malakasa is situated on the northern edge of the Parnitha mountain range and 9 km south of the South Euboean Gulf coast. It is 29 km north of Athens city center. The A1 motorway (Athens–Thessaloniki–Evzonoi) passes south of the town. The Greek National Road 79 links Malakasa with Nea Palatia on the coast. Sfendali has a station on the railway from Athens to Thessaloniki.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ "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.