Ano Syros

Ano Syros
Άνω Σύρος
General view of Ano Syros
General view of Ano Syros
Ano Syros is located in Greece
Ano Syros
Ano Syros
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 37°28′N 24°56′E / 37.467°N 24.933°E / 37.467; 24.933
CountryGreece
Administrative regionSouth Aegean
Regional unitSyros
MunicipalitySyros-Ermoupoli
Area
 • Municipal unit67.0 km2 (25.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipal unit
3,611
 • Municipal unit density54/km2 (140/sq mi)
 • Community
1,856
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationEM

Ano Syros (Greek: Άνω Σύρος, “Upper Syros”) is a town and a former municipality on the island of Syros, in the Cyclades, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Syros-Ermoupoli, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit includes the uninhabited islands Gyaros (lying to the northwest of Syros) and Varvaroúsa. Population 3,611 (2021 census); land area 67.014 square kilometres (25.874 square miles).[3] The municipal unit shares the island of Sýros with the municipal units of Ermoupoli and Poseidonia.

  1. ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
  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.