Malakasa
Municipal unit in Greece
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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 | |
|---|---|
Location within the regional unit | |
  Malakasa | |
| 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 | 61.30/km2 (158.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 190 11 |
| Area code | 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. 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.
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 |