Kalamos, Attica

Kalamos
Κάλαμος
Municipal unit
Kalamos is located in Greece
Kalamos
Kalamos
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 38°17′N 23°52′E / 38.283°N 23.867°E / 38.283; 23.867
CountryGreece
Administrative regionAttica
Regional unitEast Attica
MunicipalityOropos
Area
 • Municipal unit44.878 km2 (17.327 sq mi)
Elevation
150 m (490 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipal unit
4,941
 • Municipal unit density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
190 17
Area code(s)22950
Vehicle registrationZ

Kalamos (Greek: Κάλαμος) is a town and a former community in East Attica, 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 44.878 km2.[3] Kalamos has historically been an Arvanite settlement.[4]

Geography

Kalamos is located 2 km from the South Euboean Gulf coast. The seaside village Agioi Apostoloi, 4 km to the east, is also part of the community of Kalamos. Kalamos is 4 km east of Markopoulo Oropou, 8 km north of Kapandriti and 36 km northeast of Athens city center.

Settlements

  • Agioi Apostoloi (pop. 2,702 in 2021)
  • Kalamos (pop. 2,239)

Historical population

Year Village population[5] Community population
1928 1,018 -
1940 1,295 -
1951 1,328 -
1961 1,192 -
1971 1,163 -
1981 2,806 -
1991 1,527 3,187
2001 1,967 5,468
2011 1,824 3,728
2021 2,239 4,941

References

  1. ^ "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.
  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. ^ Hans-Jürgen Sasse (1991). Arvanitika: die albanischen Sprachreste in Griechenland. Vol. 1. p. 18. ISBN 9783447027588.
  5. ^ Σταματελάτος, Μιχαήλ; Βάμβα-Σταματελάτου, Φωτεινή (2001). Επίτομο Γεωγραφικό Λεξικό της Ελλάδος. Αθήνα: Ερμής.