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Naxos (regional unit) 
Summary
Naxos (Greek: Περιφερειακή ενότητα Νάξου) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of South Aegean. The regional unit covers the islands of Naxos, Amorgos, Donousa, Irakleia, Schoinoussa, the Koufonisia islands and several smaller islands in the Aegean Sea.
Naxos
Περιφερειακή ενότητα Νάξου | |
|---|---|
 Municipalities of the Cyclades | |
 The Cyclades within Greece | |
| Coordinates: 37°0′N 25°30′E / 37.000°N 25.500°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Region | South Aegean |
| Area | |
| • Total | 622.1 km2 (240.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 21,777 |
| • Density | 35/km2 (91/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Administration edit
As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the regional unit Naxos was created out of part of the former Cyclades Prefecture. It is subdivided into 2 municipalities. These are (number as in the map in the infobox):[1]
- Amorgos (2)
- Naxos and Lesser Cyclades (Naxos & Mikres Kyklades, 13)
Province edit
The province of Naxos (Greek: Επαρχία Νάξου) was one of the provinces of the Cyclades Prefecture. It had the same territory as the present regional unit.[2] It was abolished in 2006.
References edit
- ^ "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ "Detailed census results 1991" (PDF). (39 MB) (in Greek and French)