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Malakasa Μαλακάσα
Municipal unit
MalakasaLocation within the regional unit
Coordinates: 38°14′N 23°48′E / 38.233°N 23.800°E / 38.233; 23.800
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Attica
Regional unit	East Attica
Municipality	Oropos
Area
• Municipal unit	30.195 km (11.658 sq mi)
Elevation	220 m (720 ft)
Population
• Municipal unit	1,851
• Municipal unit density	61/km (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	190 11
Area code(s)	22950
Vehicle registration	ZB-ZY

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. The municipal unit has an area of 10.450 km. The municipal unit Malakasa consists of the villages Malakasa, Milesi and Sfendali.

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. The A1 motorway (Athens–Thessaloniki–Evzonoi) 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. Malakasa has historically been an Arvanite settlement.

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. Valentini 1956, p. 306
5. Hans-Jürgen Sasse (1991). Arvanitika: die albanischen Sprachreste in Griechenland. Vol. 1. p. 19. ISBN 9783447027588.

Bibliography

• Valentini, Giuseppe (1956). Il diritto delle comunità nella tradizione giuridica albanese; generalità. Vallecchi.

External links

• dhmoi.gr - Malakassa

v t e Places adjacent to Malakasa
Oropioi Markopoulo Oropou Kalamos Avlonas Malakasa Kapandriti Acharnes Afidnes Polydendri

• Oropos
• Populated places in East Attica
• Arvanite settlements