Agios Konstantinos, East Attica

Agios Konstantinos Άγιος Κωνσταντίνος
Agios Konstantinos
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 37°43′N 24°1′E / 37.717°N 24.017°ECoordinates: 37°43′N 24°1′E / 37.717°N 24.017°E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Attica
Regional unit	East Attica
Municipality	Lavreotiki
• Municipal unit	10.450 km^2 (4.035 sq mi)
Elevation	154 m (505 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
• Municipal unit	728
• Municipal unit density	70/km^2 (180/sq mi)
Community
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	195 00
Vehicle registration	Z

Agios Konstantinos (Greek: Άγιος Κωνσταντίνος meaning Saint Constantine, before 1954: Καμάριζα - Kamariza^[2]) is a village and a former community in East Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Lavreotiki, of which it is a municipal unit.^[3] it was named after the Greek saint agios constantinos

Geography

Agios Konstantinos is situated in the hills in the southeastern part of the Attica peninsula, at about 160 m elevation. It is 4 km west of the Aegean Sea coast at Lavrio and 38 km southeast of Athens city centre. There are several mines in the vicinity of Agios Konstantinos and neighboring Lavrio. In antiquity it was known for silver mines, currently minerals including azurite, chalcoalumite, calcite, austinite and adamite are found.

The community Agios Konstantinos also includes the village Esperídes (pop. 69).

Historical population

Year	Village population	Community population
1981	428	-
1991	516	577
2001	620	687
2011	659	728

See also

• List of municipalities of Attica

References

1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
2. Name changes of settlements in Greece
3. Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)

External links

• GTP Travel Pages (Community)