Andros
Άνδρος | |
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Coordinates: 37°50′N 24°56′E / 37.833°N 24.933°E | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | South Aegean |
Regional unit | Andros |
Municipality | Andros |
Area | |
• Municipal unit | 102.8 km2 (39.7 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Municipal unit | 3,918 |
• Municipal unit density | 38/km2 (99/sq mi) |
• Community | 1,774 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Vehicle registration | EM |
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 3,918 inhabitants at the 2021 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.