Andros
Άνδρος
Andros town
Andros town
Andros is located in Greece
Andros
Andros
Location within Andros
Coordinates: 37°50′N 24°56′E / 37.833°N 24.933°E / 37.833; 24.933
CountryGreece
Administrative regionSouth Aegean
Regional unitAndros
MunicipalityAndros
  Municipal unit102.8 km2 (39.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Municipal unit
3,901
  Municipal unit density38/km2 (98/sq mi)
Community
  Population1,665 (2011)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationEM

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 3,901 inhabitants at the 2011 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

  1. 1 2 "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. "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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