Sykamino | |
Name Local: | Συκάμινο |
Type: | municipal unit |
Periph: | Attica |
Periphunit: | East Attica |
Municipality: | Oropos |
Pop Municunit: | 1677 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Area Municunit: | 15.643 |
Elevation: | 35 |
Coordinates: | 38.3°N 66°W |
Postal Code: | 190 15 |
Area Code: | 22950 |
Licence: | Z |
Caption Skyline: | View of Sykamino |
Sykamino (Greek: Συκάμινο meaning mulberry) is a town and former community of Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Oropos, of which it is a municipal unit.[1] [2] Sykamino has historically been an Arvanite settlement.[3]
Sykamino is located in the extreme northwestern part of East Attica, on the river Asopos. Sykamino is located east of Thebes and south of Chalcis. The municipal unit has a land area of 15.643 km2[4] and a population of 1,677 inhabitants at the 2021 census. Besides the town of Sykámino, other villages in the municipal unit are Néo Sykámino, Pefkiás, Kamári, and Katifóri.
Year | Village population | Community population | |
---|---|---|---|
1981 | 589 | - | |
1991 | 809 | 1,045 | |
2001 | 865 | 1,522 | |
2011 | 910 | 1,613 | |
2021 | 915 | 1,677 |