Sykamino Explained

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.

Historical population

Year Village population Community population
1981 589 -
1991 809 1,045
2001 865 1,522
2011 910 1,613
2021 915 1,677

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities. el. Government Gazette.
  2. Web site: Athens Population 2021 (Demographics, Maps, Graphs).
  3. Book: Hans-Jürgen Sasse. Arvanitika: die albanischen Sprachreste in Griechenland. 1. 1991. 9783447027588. 19.
  4. Web site: Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation). National Statistical Service of Greece. el.