Kouvaras

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Statistics
Prefecture: Attica
Metropolitan Area: Athens
Location:
Latitude:
Longitude:

37.827 (37°49'40") N
23.964 (23°57'51") E
Population: (2001) 1241
Elevation:
 -lowest:
 -centre:

western part (about 180 m)
209 m (centre)
northern part
Postal code: 190 03
Area/distance code: 11-(00)30-29910
Municipal code: 0324
Car designation: Y (prev.)
Z pres.
3-letter abbreviation: KOV (Kouvaras)

Kouvaras (Greek, Modern: Κουβάρα, Ancient/Katharevousa: -ς), also Kouvara is a community of the Greek prefecture of Attica. ouvara is about 2 km east of the Glyka Nera-Sounio highway (GR-91 linking Glyka Nera and Sounio. Keratea is located approximately 39 to 40 km SE of Athens, S of the Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport and the Attiki Odos (numbers 6 and 62), WNW of Cape Sounio and south of the Hymettus Ring.

The mountains dominates the southern and the northern parts of the municipality and consists of rocks and grasslands, forests lies in the eastern portion while the rest of the area are made up of farmlands. Agriculture and a few businesses are the most popular industry in Kavouras, the shift to urban is not common as other parts of Athens but remains about most of the population and housing was slow. Later, Kouvara became part of the Athens Metropolitan Area. Suburban housing did not affect much in Kouvaras. In the 1980s a bypass constructed southwest of Keratea and is located southwest.

Other features includes a football/soccer field hundreds lying south of the community centre and is home to the Kouvaras AC.

Other

Kouvaras has a school, a lyceum, banks, churches, a post office and squares (plateies), its nearest gymnasia or high school is in Keratea.

Division of the community

  • Kouvaras / Κ.δ. Κουβαρά [ 1.704 ]
    • Kouvaras / ο Κουβαράς [ 1.241 ]
    • Moni Metamorfoseos Sotiros / η Μονή Μεταμορφώσεως Σωτήρος [ 0 ]
    • Neos Kouvaras / ο Νέος Κουβαράς [ 463 ]

Historical population

Year Population Municipal population

1981 1194
1991 928 1369
2001 1241 1704

Google Earth

Kouvaras

Municipalities of Athens

Agia Varvara | Agia Paraskevi | Agioi Anargyroi | Agios Dimitrios | Athens | Aigaleo | Alimos | Amarousi | Argyroupoli | Chaidari | Chalandri | Cholargos | Dafni | Ellinikon | Filothei | Galatsi | Glyfada | Heraklio | Ilio | Ilioupoli | Kaisariani | Kallithea | Kamatero | Kifissia | Lykovryssi | Melissia | Metamorfosi | Nea Chalkidona | Nea Erythraia | Nea Ionia | Nea Filadelfeia | Nea Smyrni | Neo Psychiko | Palaio Faliro | Papagou | Pefki | Peristeri | Petroupoli | Psychiko | Tavros | Vrilissia | Vyrona | Ymittos | Zografou

(Non-municipal) Communities of Athens prefectural department

Ekali | Nea Penteli | Penteli

Municipalities of East Attica

Acharnai | Agios Stefanos | Artemida | Avlona | Gerakas | Glyka Nera | Kalyvia Thorikou | Keratea | Kropia | Lavreotiki | Marathon | Markopoulo Mesogeias | Nea Makri | Paiania | Pallini | Rafina | Spata | Vari | Vouliagmeni | Voula

(Non-municipal)Communities of East Attica

Afidnes | Agios Konstantinos | Anavyssos | Anoixi | Anthousa | Dionysos | Drosia | Grammatiko | Kalamos | Kapandriti | Kouvaras | Kryoneri | Malakasa | Markopoulo Oropou | Nea Palatia | Oropos | Palaia Fokaia | Pikermi | Polydendri | Rodopoli | Saronida | Skala Oropou | Stamata | Sykamino | Thrakomakedones | Varnava

Municipalities of the Piraeus prefectural department

Aegina | Agios Ioannis Rentis | Ampelakia Salaminas | Hydra | Korydallos | Kythira | Drapetsona | Methana | Nikaia | Perama | Piraeus | Poros | Salamina | Spetses | Troizina

(Non-municipal) Communities of the Piraeus prefectural department

Angistri | Antikythira

Provinces of the Piraeus prefectural department

Aigina | Kythira

Municipalities of West Attica

Ano Liosia | Aspropyrgos | Eleusis | Erythres | Fyli | Mandra | Megara | Nea Peramos | Vilia | Zefyri

(Non-Municipal) Communities of West Attica

Magoula | Oinoi

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