| Kalamos | |
| Name Local: | Κάλαμος |
| Type: | municipal unit |
| Periph: | Attica |
| Periphunit: | East Attica |
| Municipality: | Oropos |
| Pop Municunit: | 4941 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Area Municunit: | 44.878 |
| Elevation: | 150 |
| Coordinates: | 38.2833°N 75°W |
| Postal Code: | 190 17 |
| Area Code: | 22950 |
| Licence: | Z |
Kalamos (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Κάλαμος) is a town and a former community in East Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Oropos, of which it is a municipal unit.[1] The municipal unit has an area of 44.878 km2.[2] Kalamos has historically been an Arvanite settlement.[3]
Kalamos is located 2 km from the South Euboean Gulf 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, 8 km north of Kapandriti and 36 km northeast of Athens city center.
| Year | Village population[4] | Community population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | 1,018 | - | |
| 1940 | 1,295 | - | |
| 1951 | 1,328 | - | |
| 1961 | 1,192 | - | |
| 1971 | 1,163 | - | |
| 1981 | 2,806 | - | |
| 1991 | 1,527 | 3,187 | |
| 2001 | 1,967 | 5,468 | |
| 2011 | 1,824 | 3,728 | |
| 2021 | 2,239 | 4,941 |