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 Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates: 38°14′N 23°48′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 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
| Year | Village population | Community population |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 884 | - |
| 1991 | 654 | 1,168 |
| 2001 | 622 | 1,405 |
| 2011 | 514 | 1,049 |
| 2021 | 1,334 | 1,851 |
References
- "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.
- Valentini 1956, p. 306
- Hans-Jürgen Sasse (1991). Arvanitika: die albanischen Sprachreste in Griechenland. Vol. 1. p. 19. ISBN 9783447027588.
Bibliography
- Valentini, Giuseppe (1956). Il diritto delle comunità nella tradizione giuridica albanese; generalità. Vallecchi.
