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 | |
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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 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.
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]
Year | Village population | Community population |
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1981 | 884 | - |
1991 | 654 | 1,168 |
2001 | 622 | 1,405 |
2011 | 514 | 1,049 |
2021 | 1,334 | 1,851 |