Naxos (city)

Naxos
Νάξος
View of the port
View of the port
Naxos is located in Greece
Naxos
Naxos
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 37°6′N 25°22′E / 37.100°N 25.367°E / 37.100; 25.367
CountryGreece
Administrative regionSouth Aegean
Regional unitNaxos
MunicipalityNaxos and Lesser Cyclades
Area
 • Municipal unit126.957 km2 (49.018 sq mi)
Elevation
11 m (36 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipal unit
14,708
 • Municipal unit density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
 • Community
8,897
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
843 xx
Area code(s)22850
Vehicle registrationΕΜ
Websitewww.naxos.gr

Naxos (Greek: Νάξος; Italian: Nasso) is a city and a former municipality on the island of Naxos, in the Cyclades, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Naxos and Lesser Cyclades, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has 14,708 inhabitants, and the community 8,897 inhabitants (2011 census).[1] The Naxos municipal unit covers an area of 126.957 square kilometres (49.02 sq mi).[3] It is located on the west side of Naxos Island in the Cyclades island group in the Aegean. It was the centre of archaic Cycladic culture. It shares the island of Naxos with the municipal unit of Drymalia.

  1. ^ a b "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.