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Kalamos Κάλαμος
Municipal unit
KalamosLocation within the regional unit
Coordinates: 38°17′N 23°52′E / 38.283°N 23.867°E / 38.283; 23.867
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Attica
Regional unit	East Attica
Municipality	Oropos
Area
• Municipal unit	44.878 km (17.327 sq mi)
Elevation	150 m (490 ft)
Population
• Municipal unit	4,941
• Municipal unit density	110/km (290/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	190 17
Area code(s)	22950
Vehicle registration	Z

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. The municipal unit has an area of 44.878 km. Kalamos has historically been an Arvanite settlement.

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

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.

v t e Places adjacent to Kalamos, Attica
South Euboean Gulf Markopoulo Oropou Kalamos Varnavas Malakasa Kapandriti

• Populated places in East Attica
• Oropos
• Arvanite settlements