Schoinoussa
Σχοινούσσα | |
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Coordinates: 36°52′N 25°31′E / 36.867°N 25.517°E | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | South Aegean |
Regional unit | Naxos |
Municipality | Naxos and Small Cyclades |
Area | |
• Municipal unit | 8.512 km2 (3.287 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Municipal unit | 229 |
• Municipal unit density | 27/km2 (70/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 843 00 |
Area code(s) | 22870 |
Vehicle registration | EM |
Schoinoussa or Schinoussa (Greek: Σχοινούσσα, before 1940: Σχοινούσα,[2] pronounced [sçiˈnusa]; anciently, Ancient Greek: Σχινοῦσσα[3]) is an island and a former community in the Cyclades, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Naxos and Lesser Cyclades, of which it is a municipal unit.[4] It lies south of the island of Naxos, in the Lesser Cyclades group, between the island communities of Irakleia and Koufonisia. The population was 229 inhabitants at the 2021 census.[1] Its land area is 8.512 square kilometres (3.29 sq mi).[5]