Kalamos, Attica

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] It is part of Athens metropolitan area.

Kalamos Κάλαμος
Kalamos Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 38°17′N 23°52′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Attica
Regional unit	East Attica
Municipality	Oropos
• Municipal unit	44.878 km^2 (17.327 sq mi)
Highest elevation	156 m (512 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Municipal unit	3,728
• Municipal unit density	83/km^2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	190 17
Area code(s)	22950
Vehicle registration	Z

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. 1,904 in 2011)
• Kalamos (pop. 1,824)

Historical population

Year	Village population[4]	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

References

1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
2. Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (in Greek)
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. Σταματελάτος, Μιχαήλ; Βάμβα-Σταματελάτου, Φωτεινή (2001). Επίτομο Γεωγραφικό Λεξικό της Ελλάδος. Αθήνα: Ερμής.

External links

• GTP Travel Pages (Community)