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As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the regional unit Paros 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): [2] Antiparos (5) Paros (14)
6 Paros (regional unit) 7 Syros. 8 Thira ... This is a list of settlements in the Cyclades islands, Greece. ... (city) Potamia; Sagkri; Schoinoussa; Skado; Tholaria;
The island is composed of marble, though gneiss and mica-schist are to be found in a few places. [2] To the west of Paros lies its smaller sister island Antiparos. At its narrowest, the channel between the two islands is less than 2 km (1 mi) wide. A car-carrying shuttle-ferry operates all day (to and from Pounda, 5 km (3 mi) south of Parikia).
The Community of Antiparos was founded in 1914 and was promoted to a municipality in 2010 with the implementation of the Law "Kallikrates", under the principle of "each island a municipality". It occupies an area of 45.182 square km, [2] including the island of Antiparos and Despotiko. It has, according to the 2021 census, 1,265 permanent ...
The area of the island is 83.6 km 2 (32 sq mi) and at the 2021 census it had 21,124 inhabitants. [1] The largest towns are Ermoupoli, Ano Syros, and Vari . Ermoupoli is the capital of the island, the Cyclades, and the South Aegean. It has always been a significant port town, and during the 19th century it was even more significant than Piraeus
Sifnos lies in the Cyclades between Serifos and Milos, west of Delos and Paros, about 130 km (81 mi) (80 nautical miles) from Piraeus (Athens' port). The municipality has an area of 73.942 square kilometres (28.549 sq mi) [5] and is 15 km (9 mi) long and 7.5 km (4.7 mi) wide. It has a shoreline of 70 km (43 mi), with a permanent population of ...
Naousa (Greek: Νάουσα) is a fishing village and community in the Cyclades. [2] It is located in the northeastern corner of the island of Paros, and it has a population of 3,134 (2021). [1] In the summer Naousa attracts many tourists from all around Europe because of the climate and the nearby beaches, like Kolympithres.
The renowned Greek Steamship Company was founded in the city in 1856. Thousands of ships were built in the various Syros shipyards. Eventually Ermoupoli was eclipsed by Piraeus in the late 19th century. In the following decades the city declined, remaining the administrative center of the Cyclades islands.