| Malakasa | |
| Name Local: | Μαλακάσα |
| Type: | municipal unit |
| Periph: | Attica |
| Periphunit: | East Attica |
| Municipality: | Oropos |
| Pop Municunit: | 1851 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Area Municunit: | 30.195 |
| Elevation: | 220 |
| Coordinates: | 38.2333°N 71°W |
| Postal Code: | 190 11 |
| Area Code: | 22950 |
| Licence: | ZB-ZY |
Malakasa (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Μαλακάσα) is a village and former community 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.[1] The municipal unit has an area of 10.450 km2.[2] The municipal unit Malakasa consists of the villages Malakasa, Milesi and Sfendali.
Malakasa is situated on the northern edge of the Parnitha mountain range and 9 km south of the South Euboean Gulf coast. It is 29 km north of Athens city center. Motorway 1 (Athens - Thessaloniki) passes south of the town. The Greek National Road 79 links Malakasa with Nea Palatia on the coast. Sfendali has a station on the railway from Athens to Thessaloniki.
The village was founded by the incoming Albanian tribe of the Malakasioi, as can be seen in its name. Malakasa has historically been an Arvanite settlement.[3]
| Year | Village population | Community population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 884 | - | |
| 1991 | 654 | 1,168 | |
| 2001 | 622 | 1,405 | |
| 2011 | 514 | 1,049 | |
| 2021 | 1,334 | 1,851 |