Kaki Thalassa (Greek: Κακή Θάλασσα) is a Mediterranean port town located in the municipality of Lavreotiki, East Attica, Greece, 30 km southeast of the nation's capital, Athens. Kaki Thalassa is 23 meters (75 ft) above sea level. A rural town, it had a total population of 165 according to the 2021 Greek census.[1]

Kaki Thalassa
Κακή Θάλασσα
Settlement
A beach on the sea the town is named for
A beach on the sea the town is named for
Kaki Thalassa is located in Greece
Kaki Thalassa
Kaki Thalassa
Coordinates: 37°50′19″N 24°2′54″E / 37.83861°N 24.04833°E / 37.83861; 24.04833
CountryGreece
Administrative regionAttica
Regional unitEast Attica
MunicipalityLavreotiki
Municipal unitKeratea
Elevation
23 m (75 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total165
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Prior to the 2011 Kallikratis local government reform program, Kaki Thalassa was part of the municipality of Keratea.[2]

The town's name, literally translated, means evil sea, from κακή (the nominative singular form of κακός), meaning bad or evil, and the (feminine gendered) noun θάλασσα, meaning sea.

Climate

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Kaki Thalassa (Κακή Θάλασσα)
Climate chart (explanation)
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Source: [3]
Imperial conversion
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References

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  1. ^ a b "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
  2. ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. ^ NASA Earth Observations