Nea Makri

Nea Makri Νέα Μάκρη

Nea Makri
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 38°5′N 23°59′E / 38.083°N 23.983°E / 38.083; 23.983Coordinates: 38°5′N 23°59′E / 38.083°N 23.983°E / 38.083; 23.983
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Attica
Regional unit	East Attica
Municipality	Marathon
• Municipal unit	36.662 km² (14.155 sq mi)
Elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population (2011)^[1]
• Municipal unit	16,670
• Municipal unit density	450/km² (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	190 05
Area code(s)	22940
Vehicle registration	Z
Website	www.neamakri.gr

Nea Makri (Greek: Νέα Μάκρη) is a town in East Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Marathon, of which it is a municipal unit.^[2]

Geography

Nea Makri is situated on the coast of the Petalioi Gulf, a gulf of the Aegean Sea, in the easternmost part of the Attica peninsula. It is 7 km north of Rafina, 8 km south of Marathon and 25 km northeast of Athens city centre. The municipal unit Nea Makri also contains the village Neos Voutzas, 5 km south of Nea Makri town centre. Greek National Road 83 (Athens - Marathon - Rafina) passes through Nea Makri.

History

The area was once known as Plesti, but following the 1922 Greek military disaster in Asia Minor and the subsequent repatriation of Greeks from the town of Makri, it was renamed Nea Makri (New Makri).

The United States Navy operated a HF radio communications base north of Nea Makri from the mid to the late 20th century. The transmitters were located further north, at Kato Souli. The callsign of the station was NGR. The American naval communications station was the deployment location for Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133, homeported in Gulfport, MS.