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 (pop. 514 in 2011), Milesi (425) and Sfendali (110).

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
 • Municipal unit30.195 km2 (11.658 sq mi)
Elevation
220 m (720 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Municipal unit
1,049
 • Municipal unit density35/km2 (90/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

References
  1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  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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