Palaia Fokaia () is a former
community
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and a seaside town 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
Saronikos, of which it is a municipal unit.
The municipal unit has an area of 22.944 km
2.
Its population was 3,025 at the 2021 census.
Currently, Palaia Fokaia includes the settlements of: Thymari - Agia Fotini, Katafygi and the settlement of the
Agricultural Bank of Greece
The Agricultural Bank of Greece was a commercial bank based in Athens, Greece. The bank was founded in 1929. The bank proclaimed that it would focus on the Balkan bank market, with the business activities of supporting of the agricultural sector. ...
.
Geography
Palaia Fokaia is located on the
Saronic Gulf
The Saronic Gulf ( Greek: Σαρωνικός κόλπος, ''Saronikós kólpos'') or Gulf of Aegina in Greece is formed between the peninsulas of Attica and Argolis and forms part of the Aegean Sea. It defines the eastern side of the isthmus of C ...
coast, in the southeastern part of the
Attica
Attica (, ''Attikḗ'' (Ancient Greek) or , or ), or the Attic Peninsula, is a historical region that encompasses the entire Athens metropolitan area, which consists of the city of Athens, the capital city, capital of Greece and the core cit ...
peninsula. There are low mountains south and east of the town. It lies 2 km south of
Anavyssos
Anavyssos () is a town and a former municipality in East Attica, Greece located in the Athens Riviera. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Saronikos, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an are ...
, 9 km west of
Lavrio
Lavrio, Lavrion or Laurium (; (later ); from Middle Ages until 1908: Εργαστήρια ''Ergastiria'') is a town in southeastern part of Attica, Greece. It is part of Athens metropolitan area and the seat of the municipality of Lavreotiki ...
and 36 km southeast of
Athens
Athens ( ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Greece, largest city of Greece. A significant coastal urban area in the Mediterranean, Athens is also the capital of the Attica (region), Attica region and is the southe ...
city centre.
Greek National Road 91
National Road 91 (, abbreviated as EO91) is a highway in Attica, Greece. It runs from the centre of Athens to Sounio, via Vouliagmeni. It was first constructed in the 1950s as a one-lane per direction road, but the section between central Athens ...
(Athens - Sounio) passes through the town.
The municipal unit includes the village of Thymari (pop. 515) and the small, rocky and deforested island of
Patroklos, which is uninhabited.
Historical population
See also
*
List of municipalities of Attica
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References
External links
Official websiteArchaeological Atlas of the Aegeanin Greek
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Populated places in East Attica
Saronikos, Attica