Markopoulo Oropou

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Markopoulo Oropou
Μαρκόπουλο Ωρωπού
Location
Markopoulo Oropou (Greece)
Markopoulo Oropou
Coordinates 38°17′N 23°49′E / 38.283, 23.817Coordinates: 38°17′N 23°49′E / 38.283, 23.817
Time zone: EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)
Elevation (center): 94 m (308 ft)
Government
Country: Greece
Periphery: Attica
Prefecture: East Attica
Population statistics (as of 2001[1])
City Proper
 - Population: 3,894
 - Area:[2] 23.177 km² (9 sq mi)
 - Density: 168 /km² (435 /sq mi)
Codes
Postal: 190 15
Area: 22950
Auto: Z

Markopoulo Oropou (Greek: Μαρκόπουλο Ωρωπού) is a community of the Greek prefecture of Attica. Markopoulo Oropou is linked with the road linking GR-1/E75 and Oropos and its beach fnas well as the roads to Kalamos and Malakasa. The area around Markopoulo are surrounded by olive trees, pasture farmlands, grasslands and are hilly, pine trees and mountains dominates southward, farmlands are in valley areas as well as to the northwen part. The South Euboic Gulf covers the north which offers a panoramic view of the island of Euboea as well as Eretria. Markopoulo Oropou is located about ENE of Athens, E of GR-1/E75 (Athens - Lamia - Thessaloniki) and north of Rafina.

The population between 1981 and 1991 was the community that saw huge population loss.

Businesses are the most popular industry in Markopoulo Oropou, agriculture dominates the central part and away from its beaches. Housing developments came in the 1990s but slowly boomed.

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[edit] Subdivisions

  • Nea Livisi
  • Paralia Markopoulou
  • Perivoli

[edit] Other

Markopoulo Oropou has a school, a lyceum or a middle school, a gymnasia or a high school, banks, churches, a post office and a few squares (plateies).

[edit] Historical population

Year Population Change Communal population Change Density
1981 2,006 - - - -
1991 877 -1.119/-55.78% 2,208 - 95.3/km²
2001 - - 3,894 +1,686/+76.36% 168.0/km²

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Northwest: Nea Palatia (community) North: South Euboic Gulf
West: Malakasa (community) Markopoulo Oropou (community) East: Kalamos (community)
South: Malakasa (community)


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