Nea Palatia (Greek: Νέα Παλάτια literally "New Palaces") is a community in
East Attica
East Attica () is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Attica. The regional unit covers the eastern part of the urban agglomeration of Athens, and also the rural area to its east.
Administration
The regional unit East ...
,
Greece
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. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality
Oropos
Oropos () is a small town and a municipality in East Attica, Greece.
The village of Skala Oropou, within the bounds of the municipality, was the site an important ancient Greek city, Oropus, and the famous nearby sanctuary of Amphiaraos is sti ...
, of which it is a community.
It is part of Athens metropolitan area.
Geography
Nea Palatia is a seaside town, situated on the south coast of the
South Euboean Gulf
The South Euboean Gulf (, ''Notios Evvoïkos Kolpos'') is a gulf in Central Greece, between the island of Euboea and the Greek mainland (Boeotia and Attica
Attica (, ''Attikḗ'' (Ancient Greek) or , or ), or the Attic Peninsula, is a h ...
. The town
Skala Oropou
Skala Oropou () is a community in East Attica, Greece, on the South Gulf of Euboea, due north of Athens city center. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Oropos, of which it is a community. It is part of Athens me ...
is directly adjacent to its west. It is 8 km south of
Eretria
Eretria (; , , , , literally 'city of the rowers') is a town in Euboea, Greece, facing the coast of Attica across the narrow South Euboean Gulf. It was an important Greek polis in the 6th and 5th century BC, mentioned by many famous writers ...
(on the island
Euboea
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). The
Greek National Road 79 connects it with the
A1 motorway (Athens–Thessaloniki–Evzonoi) near
Malakasa.
Subdivisions
*Agia Aikaterini (pop. 43 in 2021)
*Agia Triada (pop. 34)
*Agios Athanasios (pop. 65)
*Agios Konstantinos (pop. 359)
*Nea Palatia (pop. 3,018)
*Pontioi (pop. 137)
Historical population
References
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Populated places in East Attica
Oropos