Kalamos, Attica

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Kalamos Κάλαμος
Location
Coordinates	38°17′N 23°52′E / 38.283, 23.867Coordinates: 38°17′N 23°52′E / 38.283, 23.867
Time zone:	EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)
Elevation (min-max):	0 - 156 m (0 - 512 ft)
Government
Country:	Greece
Periphery:	Attica
Prefecture:	East Attica
Population statistics (as of 2001[1])
City Proper
- Population:	5,468
- Area:[2]	44.878 km² (17 sq mi)
- Density:	122 /km² (316 /sq mi)
Codes
Postal:	190 17
Area:	22950
Auto:	Z

Kalamos (Greek: Κάλαμος) is a (non-municipal) community of the Greek prefecture of Attica. Kalamos is located about NE of Athens, E of GR-1/E75 (Athens - Lamia - Thessaloniki) and northwest of Rafina and east of Oropos. The seat of government is the town of Kálamos, (pop. 1,967 in 2001). The only other town is the community's larger one, Ágioi Apóstoloi (pop. 3,501).

Businesses and tourism are the most popular industry after agriculture and fishery in Kalamos. Beaches and hotels dominate the northeast in the area of Agioi Apostoloi.

Contents 1 Settlements 2 Other 3 Historical population 4 External links

[edit] Settlements

• Agioi Apostoloi, a popular beachtown northeast of settlement
• Kálamos, the seat of government

[edit] Other

Kalamos has a school, a lyceum or a middle school, a gymnasia or a high school, banks, churches, a post office and a few squares (plateies).

[edit] Historical population

Year	Population	Change	Communal population	Change	Density
1981	2,806	-	-	-	-
1991	1,527	1,279/45.58%	3,187	-	71.0/km²
2001	1,486	-41/-2.69%	5,468	+2,281/+71.57%	121.8/km²

[edit] External links

• GTP Travel Pages (Community)
• Map and aerial photos:
  • Street map: Street map from Mapquest, MapPoint or Google or Yahoo! Maps
  • Satellite images: Google or Microsoft Virtual Earth - image now available
• Coordinates: 38°16′51″N, 23°51′33″E

Northwest: Kalamos	North: South Euboic Sea	Northeast: South Euboic Sea
West: Markopoulo Oropou	Kalamos (community)	East: Varnava and the South Euboic Gulf
Southwest: Malakassa	South: Kapandriti	Southeast: Varnava

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