| Nea Palatia Νέα Παλάτια |
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Nea Palatia
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| Country: | Greece |
| Region: | Attica |
| Regional unit: | East Attica |
| Municipality: | Oropos |
| Municipal unit: | Oropioi |
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| - Population: | 3,647 |
| - Area: | 8.525 km2 (3 sq mi) |
| - Density: | 428 /km2 (1,108 /sq mi) |
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| 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.
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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).
| Year | Village population | Community population |
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| 1981 | 1,894 | - |
| 1991 | 2,472 | 3,078 |
| 2001 | 2,423 | 3,647 |
| North: South Euboean Gulf | ||
| West: Skala Oropou | Nea Palatia | East: Markopoulo Oropou |
| South: Malakasa |
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