Agios Konstantinos, East Attica

Agios Konstantinos (Greek: Άγιος Κωνσταντίνος meaning Saint Constantine, before 1954: Καμάριζα - Kamariza[2]) is a village and a former community in East Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Lavreotiki, of which it is a municipal unit.[3] It was named after Saint Constantine.

Agios Konstantinos
Άγιος Κωνσταντίνος
Agios Konstantinos is located in Greece
Agios Konstantinos
Agios Konstantinos
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 37°43′N 24°1′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionAttica
Regional unitEast Attica
MunicipalityLavreotiki
 • Municipal unit10.450 km2 (4.035 sq mi)
Elevation
154 m (505 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Municipal unit
728
 • Municipal unit density70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
195 00
Vehicle registrationZ

Geography

Agios Konstantinos is situated in the hills in the southeastern part of the Attica peninsula, at about 160 m elevation. It is 4 km west of the Aegean Sea coast at Lavrio and 38 km southeast of Athens city centre. The municipal unit has an area of 10.450 km2.[4] There are several mines in the vicinity of Agios Konstantinos and neighboring Lavrio. In antiquity it was known for silver mines, currently minerals including azurite, chalcoalumite, calcite, austinite and adamite are found.

The community Agios Konstantinos also includes the village Esperídes (pop. 69).

Historical population
YearVillage populationCommunity population
1981428-
1991516577
2001620687
2011659728

See also

References
  1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. Name changes of settlements in Greece
  3. "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  4. "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.
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