Poseidonia

Poseidonia
Ποσειδωνία
Poseidonia is located in Greece
Poseidonia
Poseidonia
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 37°23′N 24°53′E / 37.383°N 24.883°E / 37.383; 24.883
CountryGreece
Administrative regionSouth Aegean
Regional unitSyros
MunicipalitySyros-Ermoupoli
Area
 • Municipal unit23.7 km2 (9.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipal unit
4,114
 • Municipal unit density170/km2 (450/sq mi)
 • Community
967
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationEM

Poseidonia (Greek: Ποσειδωνία, romanizedPosidonía, named after Poseidon) is a village 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 population was 4,114 inhabitants at the 2021 census, and the land area is 23.705 km².[3] The municipal unit shares the island of Syros with the municipal units of Ano Syros and Ermoupoli. It is also known as Dellagrazia (name taken from a small church of Maria della Grazia).

  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.