Nea Palatia

Nea Palatia Νέα Παλάτια
Location
Nea Palatia
Coordinates	38°19′N 23°47′E / 38.317°N 23.783°E / 38.317; 23.783Coordinates: 38°19′N 23°47′E / 38.317°N 23.783°E / 38.317; 23.783
Location within the regional unit
Government
Country:	Greece
Region:	Attica
Regional unit:	East Attica
Municipality:	Oropos
Municipal unit:	Oropioi
Population statistics (as of 2001)
Community
- Population:	3,647
- Area:	8.525 km2 (3 sq mi)
- Density:	428 /km2 (1,108 /sq mi)
Other
Time zone:	EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)
Elevation (min-max):	0 - 7 m ­(0 - 23 ft)
Postal:	190 15
Telephone:	22950
Auto:	ZB-ZY

Nea Palatia (Greek: Νέα Παλάτια) is a community in East Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Oropos, of which it is a community.^[1]

Nea Palatia is linked with the GR-1/E75 and Oropos as well as GR-79 and the road linking Dilesi and Markopoulo Oropou. The area around Nea Palatia is flat and urbanized while farmlands cover the southern part. The South Euboean Gulf covers the north which offers a panoramic view of the island of Euboea. Nea Palatia is located about ENE of Athens, N of GR-1/E75 (Athens - Lamia - Thessaloniki) east of Avlona and Thiva. Businesses are the most popular industry in Nea Palatia, agriculture dominates the central part and away from its beaches. Housing developments came in the 1990s but grew slowly.

Subdivisions

• Agios Konstantinos (pop. 870)
• Nea Palatia (pop. 2,423 in 2001)
• Agios Athanasios (pop. 57)
• Agia Aikaterini (pop. 216)
• Pontioi (pop. 81)

Other

Nea Palatia has a few schools and lyceums or a middle school, a gymnasia or a high school, churches, a post office and a few squares (plateies).

Historical population

Year	Village population	Community population
1981	1,894	-
1991	2,472	3,078
2001	2,423	3,647

References

1. ^ Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)

External links

• GTP Travel Pages (Community)

	North: South Euboean Gulf
West: Skala Oropou	Nea Palatia	East: Markopoulo Oropou
	South: Malakasa