Kouvaras

Kouvaras
Κουβαράς
Municipal unit
Kouvaras is located in Greece
Kouvaras
Kouvaras
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 37°50′N 23°58′E / 37.833°N 23.967°E / 37.833; 23.967
CountryGreece
Administrative regionAttica
Regional unitEast Attica
MunicipalitySaronikos
Area
 • Municipal unit24.371 km2 (9.410 sq mi)
Elevation
209 m (686 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipal unit
1,932
 • Municipal unit density79/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
190 03
Area code(s)22910
Vehicle registrationZ
Websitewww.koinotita-kouvara.gr
Aerial view of Kalivia Thorikou, Kouvaras and Keratea as seen from the northwest

Kouvaras (Greek: Κουβαράς) is a village and a former community in East Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Saronikos, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 24.371 km2.[3]

Geography

Kouvaras is situated in the southeastern part of the Attica peninsula. There are several low mountains around Kouvaras, including Mount Paneion [el] to its southwest and Merenta to its north. It is 2 km north of Keratea, 4 km southeast of Kalyvia Thorikou and 27 km southeast of Athens city centre. The Greek National Road 89 (Gerakas - Koropi - Lavrio - Sounio) passes southwest of the town. The municipal unit Kouvaras also includes the village Neos Kouvaras (pop. 566), 1 km to the southwest.

Historical population

Year Village population Municipal unit population
1981 1,194 -
1991 928 1,369
2001 1,091 1,542
2011 1,426 2,008
2021 1,341 1,932

Historical monuments

The church of St. George. A wall painting monument (1743) of Georgios Markou the Argus, the great and prolific post-Byzantine ecclesiastic iconographer of the 18th century[4] (".... San Giorgio (agiografia su gli anni 1743), che si trova al paesino di Cuvara, dell 'Attica...." Evangelos Andreou http://ketlib.lib.unipi.gr/xmlui/handle/ket/849

References

  1. ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
  2. ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
  4. ^ ".:BiblioNet : Γεώργιος Μάρκου ο Αργείος / Ανδρέου, Ευάγγελος". www.biblionet.gr. Retrieved 2018-11-16.