Karpathos

Karpathos Κάρπαθος
Municipality
View of the port of Pigadia
Karpathos Location within the region
Coordinates: 35°35′N 27°08′E / 35.583°N 27.133°E / 35.583; 27.133
Country	Greece
Administrative region	South Aegean
Regional unit	Karpathos-Kasos
Area
• Municipality	324.8 km2 (125.4 sq mi)
• Municipal unit	219.9 km2 (84.9 sq mi)
Highest elevation	1,215 m (3,986 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Municipality	6,567
• Density	20/km2 (52/sq mi)
• Municipal unit	6,037
• Municipal unit density	27/km2 (71/sq mi)
• Community	3,047
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	857 00
Area code(s)	+030 22450
Vehicle registration	ΚΧ, ΡΟ, ΡΚ
Website	karpathos.gr

Karpathos (Greek: Κάρπαθος, pronounced [ˈkarpaθos]), also Carpathos, is the second largest of the Greek Dodecanese islands, in the southeastern Aegean Sea. Together with the neighboring smaller Saria Island it forms the municipality of Karpathos, which is part of the regional unit Karpathos-Kasos. Because of its remote location, Karpathos has preserved many peculiarities of dress, customs and dialect, the last resembling those of Crete and Cyprus. The island has also been called Carpathus in Latin and Scarpanto in Italian.