Agios Konstantinos, East Attica Explained

Agios Konstantinos
Name Local:Άγιος Κωνσταντίνος
Type:municipal unit
Periph:Attica
Periphunit:East Attica
Municipality:Lavreotiki
Pop Municunit:670
Population As Of:2021
Area Municunit:10.450
Elevation:154
Coordinates:37.7167°N 25°W
Postal Code:195 00
Licence:Z

Agios Konstantinos (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Άγιος Κωνσταντίνος meaning Saint Constantine, before 1954: Καμάριζα - Kamariza[1]) is a village and a former community in East Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it has been part of the municipality Lavreotiki, which is a municipal unit.[2] It was named after Saint Constantine.

Geography

Agios Konstantinos is situated in the hills in the southeastern part of the Attica peninsula, at about 160 m elevation. It is 4 km west of the Aegean Sea coast at Lavrio and 38 km southeast of Athens city centre. The municipal unit has an area of 10.450 km2.[3] There are several mines in the vicinity of Agios Konstantinos and neighboring Lavrio. In antiquity it was known for silver mines, currently minerals including azurite, chalcoalumite, calcite, austinite and adamite are found.

The community Agios Konstantinos also includes the village Esperídes (pop. 69).

Historical population

Year Village population Community population
1981 428 -
1991 516 577
2001 620 687
2011 659 728
2021 600 670

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://pandektis.ekt.gr/pandektis/handle/10442/169210 Name changes of settlements in Greece
  2. Web site: ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities. el. Government Gazette.
  3. Web site: Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation) . National Statistical Service of Greece . el . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150921212047/http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf . 2015-09-21 .