Andros (town)
Andros
Άνδρος | |
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 Andros town | |
  Andros Location within Andros  | |
| Coordinates: 37°50′N 24°56′E / 37.833°N 24.933°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | South Aegean |
| Regional unit | Andros |
| Municipality | Andros |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 102.8 km2 (39.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 3,918 |
| • Municipal unit density | 38/km2 (99/sq mi) |
| • Community | 1,774 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | EM |
Andros (Greek: Άνδρος), also called Chora (Χώρα, "main town"), is a town and a former municipality on the island of Andros, in the Cyclades, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Andros, of which it is a municipal unit, and shares the island of Andros with the municipal units of Korthio and Ydrousa.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 102.756 km2.[3] Its population was 3,918 inhabitants at the 2021 census.
It has a mixture of post-World War I neoclassical mansions with vernacular Cycladic houses. The town squares are paved with marble. At the end of the headland are two islands. The first, linked to the mainland by a brick bridge, with a ruined Venetian castle and the second with a lighthouse. There are four museums: the extensive Archaeological Museum, Museum of Modern Art, a Nautical Museum and a Folklore Museum.
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ "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.
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