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Nea Makri Νέα Μάκρη
Location
Nea Makri
Coordinates	38°5′N 23°59′E / 38.083°N 23.983°E / 38.083; 23.983Coordinates: 38°5′N 23°59′E / 38.083°N 23.983°E / 38.083; 23.983
Government
Country:	Greece
Periphery:	Attica
Prefecture:	East Attica
Population statistics (as of 2001[1])
City
- Population:	14,809
- Area:	36.662 km2 (14 sq mi)
- Density:	404 /km2 (1,046 /sq mi)
Other
Time zone:	EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)
Elevation:	0 m (0 ft)
Postal:	190 05
Telephone:	22940
Auto:	Z
Website
www.neamakri.gr

Nea Makri

Nea Makri (Greek: Νέα Μάκρη), also Nea Makris is a town located in the northeastern part of Attica and the peninsula.

Town layout

The street system is gridded aligning within Petalies Gulf connecting the Aegean Sea to the east. Nea Makri is linked with Marathonos Avenue (GR-53) that ends at Marathon to the north, and which added two more lanes between 2002 and 2005 and became a divided avenue to the west which stretches up to Nea Makri and GR-83 to the north. Other main streets include Poseidonos Avenue.

History

The area was once known as Plesti, but following the 1922 Greek military disaster in Asia Minor and the subsequent repatriation of Greeks from the town of Makri, it was renamed Nea Makri (New Makri).

The United States Navy operated a HF radio communications base north of Nea Makri from the mid to the late 20th century. The transmitters were located further north, at Kato Souli. The callsign of the station was NGR. The American naval communications station was the deployment location for Naval Mobile Construction Battalion NMCB-133, homeported in Gulfport, MS.

Location

The Penteli mountains that are covered with forests lie to the west and southwest while farmlands are within Petalies Gulf and to the north except for the downtown part of Nea Makri. Beaches cover the eastern part and restaurants, hotels, and tavernas cover the area within the shoreline. Nea Makri is located NE of Athens and the Attiki Odos (number 63), NNE of the Eleftherios Venizelos Airport, SE of GR-1 and SW of Grammatiko.

Population

Until the 1970s, most of the population was rural. As housing developments came to the area, the population boomed and filled into the settlements. Housing developments continue to this day.

Other

The outbreak of the disease of 1996 did not affect Nea Makri, but the July 28, 2005 forest fire affected the southern part as smoke blanketed the southern part during the evening hours. The fire did not threaten Nea Makri at all. The threat was floods on November 24, 2005, and flooded streets and residential buildings, destroying properties as well as their homes, which was rare and caused problems for traffic as some automobiles were stranded.

Settlements

• Limanaki

Sporting Teams

• Nea Makri FC - junior division

Other

Nea Makri has schools, lyceums, gymnasia, banks, churches, a post office, beaches and squares (plateies).

Historical population

The only other town in the municipality is Néo Voutzá (pop. 823).

References

External links

• Mapquest - Nea Makri, street map not available
• Coordinates: 38°4′57″N 23°58′30″E / 38.0825°N 23.975°E / 38.0825; 23.975

See also

• List of municipalities of Attica