Malakasa

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
Μαλακάσα
Malakasa is located in Greece
Malakasa
Malakasa
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 38°14′N 23°48′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionAttica
Regional unitEast Attica
MunicipalityOropos
Area
  Municipal unit30.195 km2 (11.658 sq mi)
Elevation
220 m (720 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
  Municipal unit
1,851
  Municipal unit density61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
190 11
Area code(s)22950
Vehicle registrationZB-ZY

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. Motorway 1 (Athens - Thessaloniki) 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.

History

The village was founded by the incoming Albanian tribe of the Malakasioi, as can be seen in its name.[4] Malakasa has historically been an Arvanite settlement.[5]

Historical population

YearVillage populationCommunity population
1981884-
19916541,168
20016221,405
20115141,049
20211,3341,851

References

  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.
  4. Valentini 1956, p. 306
  5. Hans-Jürgen Sasse (1991). Arvanitika: die albanischen Sprachreste in Griechenland. Vol. 1. p. 19. ISBN 9783447027588.

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