Markopoulo Oropou (Greek: Μαρκόπουλο Ωρωπού) is a town and a former community of 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 23.177 km2.[3]
Markopoulo Oropou
Μαρκόπουλο Ωρωπού | |
|---|---|
  Markopoulo Oropou Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates: 38°17′N 23°49′E / 38.283°N 23.817°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Attica |
| Regional unit | East Attica |
| Municipality | Oropos |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 23.177 km2 (8.949 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 94 m (308 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 2,308 |
| • Municipal unit density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 190 15 |
| Area code(s) | 22950 |
| Vehicle registration | Z |
Markopoulo Oropou is situated 3 km south of the South Euboean Gulf coast. It is 4 km southeast of Nea Palatia and 35 km north of Athens city center. The municipal unit Markopoulo Oropou consists of the town Markopoulo and the villages Neo Livyssi, Agia Varvara and Bafi.
Historical population
edit| Year | Town population | Community population |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | - | 2,006 |
| 1991 | 877 | 2,208 |
| 2001 | 3,532 | 3,894 |
| 2011 | 2,549 | 2,798 |
| 2021 | 2,172 | 2,308 |
The village has historically been an Arvanite settlement.[4]
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Pantelidis, Nikos; Liosis, Nikos (2019). "Dialectical Modern Greek Influences on Arvanitika". Modern Greek Dialects and Linguistics Theory. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens: 224.