Agios Konstantinos ( meaning Saint Constantine, before 1954: Καμάριζα - KamarizaName changes of settlements in Greece) is a village and a former community in East Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it has been part of the municipality Lavreotiki, which is a municipal unit. It was named after Saint Constantine.
Geography
Agios Konstantinos is situated in the hills in the southeastern part of the Attica peninsula, at about 160 m elevation. It is 4 km west of the Aegean Sea coast at Lavrio and 38 km southeast of Athens city centre. The municipal unit has an area of 10.450 km2. There are several mines in the vicinity of Agios Konstantinos and neighboring Lavrio. In antiquity it was known for silver mines, currently minerals including azurite, chalcoalumite, calcite, austinite and adamite are found.
The community Agios Konstantinos also includes the village Esperídes (pop. 69).
Historical population Year Village population Community population 1981 428 - 1991 516 577 2001 620 687 2011 659 728 2021 600 670
See also List of municipalities of Attica
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