Agios Minas Explained

Agios Minas
Name Local:Άγιος Μηνάς
Type:municipal unit
Periph:North Aegean
Periphunit:Chios
Pop Municunit:3490
Population As Of:2021
Area Municunit:13.049
Coordinates:38.3167°N 34°W
Licence:ΧΙ

Agios Minas (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Άγιος Μηνάς) is a former municipality on the island of Chios, North Aegean, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Chios, of which it is a municipal unit.[1] It is located on the central east coast of the island, just south of Chios (town). Its land area is 13.049 km².[2] Its population was 3,490 at the 2021 census. The seat of the municipality was in Thymiana. Its next largest town is Neochori.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities. el. Government Gazette.
  2. Web site: Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation) . National Statistical Service of Greece . el . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150921212047/http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf . 2015-09-21 .