Ios

Ios
Ίος
Nios
Clockwise from top: Church of Saint Irene, Odysseas Elytis Theatre, Cathedral Church Of Ios, Chora Hill, Windmills in Chora
Clockwise from top: Church of Saint Irene, Odysseas Elytis Theatre, Cathedral Church Of Ios, Chora Hill, Windmills in Chora
Nickname: 
Μικρή Μάλτα (Little Malta)[2]
Location of Ios
Ios is located in Greece
Ios
Ios
Coordinates: 36°43′0″N 25°20′11″E / 36.71667°N 25.33639°E / 36.71667; 25.33639
CountryGreece
Administrative regionSouth Aegean
Regional unitThira
Municipality founded10 March 1835
CapitalChora
Government
 • MayorGkikas Gkikas (Independent)
Area
 • Total109.024 km2 (42.094 sq mi)
Highest elevation
(Kastro Peak)
713 m (2,339 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total2,299
 • Density21/km2 (55/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Ιήτης (Iitis)[3] (official)
Ιέτης (Ietis)[4] (Ancient Alternative)
Νιώτης (Niotis) (local)
Iitian or Ietian(anglicised)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
840 01
Telephone22860
Websiteios.gr

Ios, Io or Nio (Greek: Ίος, Greek pronunciation: [ˈi.os]; Ancient Greek: Ἴος [í.os]; locally Nios, Νιός) is a Greek island in the Cyclades group in the Aegean Sea. Ios is a hilly island with cliffs down to the sea on most sides. It is situated halfway between Naxos and Santorini. It is about 18 kilometres (11 miles) long and 10 kilometres (6 miles) wide, with an area of 109.024 square kilometres (42.094 sq mi).[5] Population was 2,299 in 2021 (down from 3,500 in the 20th century). Ios is part of the Thira regional unit.[6]

  1. ^ "Aegean Islands Brand Guidelines" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-03-25. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
  2. ^ "Η Νιος σε τόνους του άσπρου και του μαύρου - σχετικά άρθρα - Το Βήμα Online". Archived from the original on 2018-03-19. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  3. ^ "Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854), IOS".
  4. ^ "Stephanus-Ethnica".
  5. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
  6. ^ "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.

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