Markopoulo Oropou
Markopoulo Oropou (
Greek:
Μαρκόπουλο Ωρωπού) is a community of the
Greek prefecture of
Attica. Markopoulo Oropou is linked with the road linking
GR-1/
E75 and
Oropos and its beach fnas well as the roads to
Kalamos and
Malakasa. The area around Markopoulo are surrounded by olive trees, pasture farmlands, grasslands and are hilly, pine trees and mountains dominates southward, farmlands are in valley areas as well as to the northwen part. The South
Euboic Gulf covers the north which offers a panoramic view of the island of
Euboea as well as
Eretria. Markopoulo Oropou is located about ENE of
Athens, E of
GR-1/
E75 (Athens - Lamia - Thessaloniki) and north of
Rafina.
The population between
1981 and
1991 was the community that saw huge population loss. All boundaries are communal.
Businesses are the most popular industry in Markopoulo Oropou, agriculture dominates the central part and away from its beaches. Housing developments came in the 1990s but slowly boomed.
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Nea Livisi*
Paralia Markopoulou*
PerivoliMarkopoulo Oropou has a school, a lyceum or a middle school, a gymnasia or a high school, banks, churches, a post office and a few squares (
plateies).
| Year | Population | Change | Communal population |
|---|
| 1981 | 2,006 | - | - |
| 1991 | 877 | -1.119/-55.78% | 2,208 |
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GTP Travel Pages (Community)*
Map and aerial photos:
**Street map:
Street map from Mapquest,
MapPoint or
Google or
Yahoo! Maps**Satellite images:
Google or
Microsoft Virtual Earth - image now available
*Coordinates:
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List of municipalities of Attica, Including communities
