Kalamos () is a town and a former community in

East Attica East Attica () is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Attica. The regional unit covers the eastern part of the urban agglomeration of Athens, and also the rural area to its east. Administration The regional unit East ...

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. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality

Oropos Oropos () is a small town and a municipality in East Attica, Greece. The village of Skala Oropou, within the bounds of the municipality, was the site an important ancient Greek city, Oropus, and the famous nearby sanctuary of Amphiaraos is sti ...

, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 44.878 km². Kalamos has historically been an

Arvanite Arvanites (; Arvanitika: , or , ; Greek: , ) are a population group in Greece of Albanian origin. They are bilingual, traditionally speaking Arvanitika, an Albanian language variety, along with Greek. Their ancestors were first recorded ...

settlement.

Geography

Kalamos is located 2 km from the

South Euboean Gulf The South Euboean Gulf (, ''Notios Evvoïkos Kolpos'') is a gulf in Central Greece, between the island of Euboea and the Greek mainland (Boeotia and Attica Attica (, ''Attikḗ'' (Ancient Greek) or , or ), or the Attic Peninsula, is a h ...

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 Markopoulo Oropou () 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. The municipal unit has an area of 23.177 km2. Mark ...

, 8 km north of

Kapandriti Kapandriti () is a town in the north 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 . Historical population Kapandriti has ...

and 36 km northeast of

Athens Athens ( ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Greece, largest city of Greece. A significant coastal urban area in the Mediterranean, Athens is also the capital of the Attica (region), Attica region and is the southe ...

city center.

Settlements

* Agioi Apostoloi (pop. 2,702 in 2021) * Kalamos (pop. 2,239)

Historical population

References

{{Oropos div Populated places in East Attica Oropos Arvanite settlements