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Chios
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Chios is a city in Greece, serving as the capital of the Chios Municipality. It is located in the North Aegean region and has at various times been the capital of the Lordship of Chios and the Maona of Chios and Phocaea. The city, also known by its native name Χίος and local name Χώρα, was established in 900 BCE. Its patron saint is Saint Markella.
The city has a population of 27,015, with an elevation of 10 meters above sea level. It is twinned with Genoa and the Metropolitan City of Genoa. Chios uses the postal code 82100 and the local dialing code 22710. The official website for the city is chioscity.gr.
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- Locality
- Χίος
- Region
- Περιφέρεια Βόρειου Αιγαίου
- Country
- Ελλάς
- Population
- 23,953
- Timezone
- Europe/Athens
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- Greece
- Administrative region
- North Aegean
- Regional unit
- Chios
- Municipality
- Chios
- Municipal unit
- 22.823 km (8.812 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 20 m (66 ft)
- Municipal unit density
- 1,183.7/km (3,065.7/sq mi)
- Demonym s
- Chiot (Greek: Χιώτης, -ισσα "Chiotis")
- Time zone
- UTC+2 ( EET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+3 ( EEST )
- Postal code
- 821 00
- Vehicle registration
- ΧΙ
- Website
- http://www.chioscity.gr
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Greece
- Population
- 26850
- Elevation
- 10
- Capital of
- Maona of Chios and Phocaea
- Official website
- www.chioscity.gr
- Image
- Chios-town.jpg
- Dialing code
- 22710
- Patron saint
- Saint Markella
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- Commons category
- Chios town
- postal code
- 82100
- twinned administrative body
- Genoa
- category for people who died here
- Category:Deaths in Chios
- inception
- 0900-00-00
- P12749
- Pangaea
- name
- Χώρα
- native label
- Χίος
Sources (2)
via Wikidata · CC0
Travel guide
Get around
You can bring a car using the boats, or you can rent one there. Chios is a big island and if you want to get around (out of the place where you are staying you have to have wheels) you better rent a car or motorbike. Renting a bicycle is also an option if you are not traveling big distances.
See
thumbnail|Nea Moni thumb|Anavatos
— a UNESCO World Heritage listed monastery — a byzantine village monument with tower-like houses.
Eat
Mastelo, a local cheese that can be grilled
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
Chios (Greek: Χίος) is the main town and a former municipality on the Greek island of Chios in the North Aegean. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality Chios, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 22.823 km. It is located on the eastern coast of the island facing the Turkish coastal town of Çeşme. The town has a population of 27,015 (2021) and is the administrative capital and main port of both the island and of the regional unit of Chios. Chios town is one of eight municipal units on the island.
The city is often locally referred to as Chora (Χώρα; lit. 'town') or Kastro (Κάστρο; 'castle') to distinguish it from the entirety of the island with which it shares the name.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chios” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.