Palaia Fokaia
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| Palaia Fokaia Παλαιά Φώκαια |
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| Time zone: | EET/EEST (UTC+2/3) |
| Elevation (center): | 6 m (20 ft) |
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| Country: | Greece |
| Periphery: | Attica |
| Prefecture: | East Attica |
| Population statistics (as of 2001[1]) | |
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| - Population: | 3,123 |
| - Area:[2] | 22.944 km² (9 sq mi) |
| - Density: | 136 /km² (353 /sq mi) |
| Codes | |
| Postal: | 190 xx |
| Area: | 22910 |
| Auto: | Z |
| Website | |
| www.palaiafokaia.gr | |
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Palaia Fokaia (Greek: Πάλαια Φώκαια meaning Old Phocaea), also Palea Fokea is a community and a suburban town (pop. 2,436 in 2001) in southeastern Attica. Palaia Fokaia is located approximately 40 km SE of Athens, S of the Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport and the Attiki Odos (numbers 6 and 62), NW of Cape Sounio and south of the Hymettus Ring. Palaia Fokaia is linked with Souniou Avenue (GR-89) and is the southmost point of the 4-lane portion of this highway. It is also served by another road, of northeast direction, towards Kalyvia Thorikou and Keratea.
Mountains cover the eastern part of the community, consisting mostly of rocks and grasslands. Forests lie to the east and to the north. The remaining area, including one further northwest, is covered by farmlands and residential buildings. Rocky seashore dominates the southern part. In general, the terrain is quite hilly, apart from the northwest which is mostly flat. The community includes town of Thymári (pop. 687) and the small, rocky and deforested island of Patroklos (Νήσι Πατρόκλου Nisou Patroklou), which is uninhabited.
The population was rural until the 1960s. Farmlands used to dominate the northern part. Suburban housing appeared in the 1980s and, by the 1990s, the majority of population was urban. Later, Palaia Fokaia became part of the Athens Metropolitan Area. Tourism and commerce have been the most popular business sectors in Palaia Fokaia after the shift from a rural economy.
The town has restaurants, shops, bars and taverns, next to the beach and surrounding the highway. Hotels also cover the coastline. Trees surround the coastline, from the junction of the highway with the road to Kalyvia Thorikou all the way to the eastern part of the beach. A park in a shape of almost a triangle is in the centre of the area and a beach lies to the west and an amusement park used mainly in the weekends lies to the northwest.
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Palaia Fokaia has schools, lyceums, gymnasia, banks, churches, a post office and squares (plateies).
[edit] Historical population
| Year | Population | Change | Communal population | Change | Density |
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| 1981 | 1,430 | - | - | - | - |
| 1991 | 1,631 | 201/+14.06% | 2,051 | - | 89.4/km² |
| 2001 | 2,436 | +805/+49.36% | 3,123 | +1,072/+52.27% | 136.1/km² |
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- Map and aerial photos:
- Street map: Street map from Mapquest, MapPoint or Google
- Satellite images: Google - image not yet available
- Coordinates:
| Northwest: Anavyssos | North: Kalyvia Thorikou | Northeast: Keratea |
| West: Saronic Gulf | Palaia Fokaia | East: Keratea |
| Southwest: Saronic Gulf | South: Saronic Gulf |
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