Kouvaras Κουβαράς | |
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  Kouvaras Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates:37°50′N23°58′E / 37.833°N 23.967°E /37.833; 23.967 | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Attica |
| Regional unit | East Attica |
| Municipality | Saronikos |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 24.371 km2 (9.410 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 209 m (686 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 1,932 |
| • Municipal unit density | 79/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 190 03 |
| Area code(s) | 22910 |
| Vehicle registration | Z |
| Website | www.koinotita-kouvara.gr |
Kouvaras (Greek:Κουβαράς) is a village and a former community inEast Attica,Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipalitySaronikos, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 24.371 km2.[3]
Kouvaras is situated in the southeastern part of theAttica peninsula. There are several low mountains around Kouvaras, includingMount Paneion [el] to its southwest andMerenta to its north. It is 2 km north ofKeratea, 4 km southeast ofKalyvia Thorikou and 27 km southeast ofAthens city centre. TheGreek 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.
| Year | Village population | Municipal unit population |
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| 1981 | 1,194 | - |
| 1991 | 928 | 1,369 |
| 2001 | 1,091 | 1,542 |
| 2011 | 1,426 | 2,008 |
| 2021 | 1,341 | 1,932 |
The church of St. George. A wall painting monument (1743) ofGeorgios 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 Andreouhttp://ketlib.lib.unipi.gr/xmlui/handle/ket/849
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