Palaia_Fokaia

Palaia Fokaia

Palaia Fokaia

Municipal unit in Greece

Palaia Fokaia (Greek: Παλαιά Φώκαια, meaning Old Phocaea) is a former community and a seaside town in East Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Saronikos, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 22.944 km2.[3] Its population was 3,025 at the 2021 census.

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Currently, Palaia Fokaia includes the settlements of: Thymari - Agia Fotini, Katafygi and the settlement of the Agricultural Bank of Greece.[4]

Geography

Palaia Fokaia is located on the Saronic Gulf coast, in the southeastern part of the Attica peninsula. There are low mountains south and east of the town. It lies 2 km south of Anavyssos, 9 km west of Lavrio and 36 km southeast of Athens city centre. Greek National Road 91 (Athens - Sounio) passes through the town.

The municipal unit includes the village of Thymari (pop. 515) and the small, rocky and deforested island of Patroklos, which is uninhabited.

Historical population

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See also

References

  1. [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. [2]
    "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. [3]
    "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
  4. [4]
    "Θυμάρι - Αγία Φωτεινή" (in Greek). Archived from the original on 1 October 2011.
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