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Coo

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Also known as Cos

isola greca

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Kos is a Greek island located in the southeastern Aegean Sea as part of the Dodecanese island chain, making it the third largest island in that group with a population of about 37,000 people. It is administratively organized as a municipality within the South Aegean region, with its main town, also called Kos, serving as the regional center.

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Key facts

Greek Dimos.name: Kos
Greek Dimos.name_local: Κως
Greek Dimos.type: municipality
Greek Dimos.image_map: 2011 Dimos Ko.png
Greek Dimos.image_skyline: Greece kos city.jpg
Greek Dimos.caption_skyline: Aerial view of Kos town
Greek Dimos.elevation_min: 0
Greek Dimos.elevation_max: 843
Greek Dimos.periph: South Aegean
Greek Dimos.periphunit: Kos
Greek Dimos.pop_municipality: 37089
Greek Dimos.area_municipality: 295.3
Greek Dimos.pop_municunit: 21430
Greek Dimos.area_municunit: 67.2
Greek Dimos.demonym: Koan, Coan
Greek Dimos.since: 2019
Greek Dimos.population_as_of: 2021
Greek Dimos.postal_code: 853 xx

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Official website

Αρχική - Δήμος Κω

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: island
Part of: Dodecanese
Official name: Κως
Country: Greece
Located in: Kos Municipality
Capital: Kos
Population: 33387
Area: 290.3
Elevation: 846
Time zone: UTC+03:00
Body of water: Aegean Sea
Location: Aegean Sea
Official website: kos.gov.gr
Image: Greece kos city neratzia.jpg

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native label: Κως
P12749: Friedrich von Hügel
category of associated people: Category:People from Kos
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
twinned administrative body: Châtenay-Malabry
Commons category: Kos
topic's main category: Category:Kos
postal code: 853 00–853 99
located in/on physical feature: Dodecanese
P8168: Dikerogammarus villosus

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Coo (AFI: /ˈkɔo/; in greco antico: Κῶς, Kôs; in greco moderno Κως, Kōs; in turco İstanköy) è un'isola greca appartenente all'arcipelago del Dodecaneso.

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