Episkopi Gonias

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Episkopi Gonias Επισκοπή Γωνιάς
Community
Episkopi Gonias
Coordinates: 36°23′06″N 25°27′35″E / 36.38500°N 25.45972°E / 36.38500; 25.45972
Country	Greece
Administrative region	South Aegean
Regional unit	Thira
Municipality	Thira
Municipal unit	Thira
Population  (2021)[1]
• Community	1,252
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Episkopi Gonias (Greek: Επισκοπή Γωνιάς) also Mesa Gonia (Greek: Μέσα Γωνιά) is a village and a community on the island of Santorini in Greece, located 6 km southeast of the capital Fira.^[2] The village is built on the foothills of Profitis Ilias mountain and had 187 inhabitants according to the 2021 census.^[1] Episkopi Gonias was almost entirely destroyed by an earthquake in 1956. As a result, most of its dwellers moved near the coast and built the village of Kamari. Today, Episkopi Gonias and Kamari comprise the community (Δημοτική Κοινότητα) of Episkopi Gonias with a total population of 1,252 (2021).^[1]

The village derives its name from Panagia Episkopi, a nearby 11th century Byzantine church which used to be the seat of the Orthodox diocese of Santorini.