Sykamino is a town and former community

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 of Attica

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, Greece

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. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Oropos

Oropos

Oropos is a small town and a municipality in East Attica, Greece.-Geography:It is situated on the southern Euboean Gulf, opposite Eretria. Oropos is located N of Avlona and Athens, E of Thebes and SE of Chalcis. Oropos is linked with the road linking Nea Palatia and Sikamino...

, of which it is a municipal unit.

Sykamino is a northern suburb of Athens

Athens

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. It is located in the extreme northwestern part of East Attica

East Attica

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 Prefecture. Rooads link Sykamino to Chalkoutsi, Oropos

Oropos

Oropos is a small town and a municipality in East Attica, Greece.-Geography:It is situated on the southern Euboean Gulf, opposite Eretria. Oropos is located N of Avlona and Athens, E of Thebes and SE of Chalcis. Oropos is linked with the road linking Nea Palatia and Sikamino...

 and Oinofyta

Oinofyta

Oinofyta is a village and former municipality in eastern Boeotia, Greece. Following the local government reform of 2011 it is now part of the municipality of Tanagra, of which it is a municipal unit...

. Sykamino has farmlands in almost the entire area while some parts represent urban housing. Sykamino is located east of Thiva and south of Chalkida. Agriculture is the most popular industry in Sykamino, businesses dominate the village area. The municipal unit has a land area of 15.643 km² and a 2001 census population of 1,522 inhabitants. Besides the town of Sykámino (pop. 865), other villages in the municipal unit are Néo Sykámino (pop. 270), Pefkiás (205), Kamári (104), and Katifóri (78).

Historical population

Year	Village population	Community population
1981	589	-
1991	809	1,045
2001	865	1,522

Other

Sykamino has a school, a lyceum or a middle school, churches, a post office and a few squares (plateies

Plateia

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).

External links

• GTP Travel Pages (Municipality) (in English and Greek)