Malakasa is a town and former community of Attica

Attica

Attica is a historical region of Greece, containing Athens, the current capital of Greece. The historical region is centered on the Attic peninsula, which projects into the Aegean Sea...

 in Greece

Greece

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, it is also a suburb of Athens

Athens

Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...

. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Oropos

Oropos

Oropos is a small town and a municipality in East Attica, Greece.-Geography:It is situated on the southern Euboean Gulf, opposite Eretria. Oropos is located N of Avlona and Athens, E of Thebes and SE of Chalcis. Oropos is linked with the road linking Nea Palatia and Sikamino...

, of which it is a municipal unit.

Malakasa is linked by road to Schimatari, Agios Merkourios and Markopoulo Oropou

Markopoulo Oropou

Markopoulo Oropou is a town and a former community of East Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Oropos, of which it is a municipal unit....

. It has an interchange on GR-1

Greek National Road 1

The Greek Motorway 1 is a motorway, partly under construction, and the 2nd longest in Greece. It is the principal north-south road connection in Greece, connecting the country's capital Athens with the regions of Thessaly and Macedonia, as well as the country's second largest city,...

/E75

European route E75

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. The GR-79

Greek National Road 79

Greek National Road 79 is a national highway of Greece. It connects Malakasa with Oropos....

 links Malakasa with Nea Palatia. Malakasa has farmlands in the valley areas while mountains with grasses and bushes lies to the north, Mount Parnitha

Parnitha

Mount Parnitha is a densely forested mountain range north of Athens, the highest on the peninsula of Attica, with an elevation of 1,413 m and a summit known as Karavola...

 lies to the south and are forested. Several residential streets with a few homes lie south of Malakasa. The highest point is the Parnitha

Parnitha

Mount Parnitha is a densely forested mountain range north of Athens, the highest on the peninsula of Attica, with an elevation of 1,413 m and a summit known as Karavola...

 mountain which is 1,413 m and lies to the southeast and can also be seen. Malakasa is located north of Athens

Athens

Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...

, E of Thiva and east of Avlonas.

Businesses are the most popular industry in Malakasa, agriculture dominates the farmlands. Adventure Park is now an attraction of Malakassa and Athens.

The largest town in the community, however, is the town of Milésion (pop. 902). The only other town is Sfendáli (141).

Historical population

Year	Village population	Community population
1981	884	-
1991	654	1,168
2001	622	1,405

External links

• Official Web site of Malakasa .
• GTP Travel Pages (Municipality) (in English and Greek)
• dhmoi.gr - Malakassa

Northwest: Oropos Oropos Oropos is a small town and a municipality in East Attica, Greece.-Geography:It is situated on the southern Euboean Gulf, opposite Eretria. Oropos is located N of Avlona and Athens, E of Thebes and SE of Chalcis. Oropos is linked with the road linking Nea Palatia and Sikamino...	North: Nea Palatia Nea Palatia Nea Palatia 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....	Northeast: Markopoulo Oropou Markopoulo Oropou Markopoulo Oropou is a town and a former community of East Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Oropos, of which it is a municipal unit....  and Kalamos Kalamos, Attica Kalamos is a town and a former community in the Greek prefecture of Attica. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Oropos, of which it is a municipal unit....
West: Avlonas	Malakasa	East: Kapandriti Kapandriti Kapandriti is a town near Marathon in the north of Attica in Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Oropos, of which it is a municipal unit.Kapandriti is linked by road to Nea Makri, Afidnes, and Kalamos...  and Polydendri
Southwest: Acharnes Acharnes Acharnes is a suburb of Athens, Greece. It is the most populous municipality in East Attica. Much of the area north of the area are the forested Parnitha ranges and the parkland. The municipality is north of the Greater Ring of Athens. It is located about 10 km due north of Athens.In...	South: Afidnes Afidnes Afidnes is a suburb in Attica, Greece just about 28 km north of Athens. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Oropos, of which it is a municipal unit....	Southeast: Polydendri Polydendri Polydendri is a town and former community of East Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Oropos, of which it is a municipal unit.It is located north of Athens...