Tilos
Τήλος | |
|---|---|
 View over Livadia, the port and main village on Tilos | |
  Tilos Location within the region  | |
| Coordinates: 36°26′N 27°22′E / 36.433°N 27.367°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | South Aegean |
| Regional unit | Rhodes |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 64.525 km2 (24.913 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 654 m (2,146 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipality | 746 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (30/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 850 02 |
| Area code(s) | 22460 |
| Vehicle registration | ΚΧ, ΡΟ, ΡΚ |
| Website | www.tilos.gr |
Tílos (Greek: Τήλος; Ancient Greek: Τῆλος, romanized: Telos) is a small Greek island and municipality located in the Aegean Sea. It is part of the Dodecanese group of islands, and lies midway between Kos and Rhodes.[2] In 2021, the island had a population of 746 people.[1] Along with the uninhabited offshore islets of Antitilos and Gaidaros, it forms the Municipality of Tilos, which has a total land area of 64.525 square kilometres (24.913 sq mi).[3] Tilos is part of the Rhodes regional unit.[4]
Popularly, Telos was the son of Helios and Halia, the sister of the Telchines. He came to the island in search of herbs to heal his ill mother, and later returned to found a temple to Apollo and Neptune. However, Telos (Telo or Tilo) does not appear in Greek mythology and the name probably has an unknown pre-Hellenic origin. Pliny the Elder notes that in antiquity Telos was known as Agathussa (Αγαθούσσα) (also Agathusa and Agathousa). In the Middle Ages, it was known by the Italian as Episcopio, either because it was a Bishop Seat or because its position as Vantage Point.[5] The island has also been called in Turkish İlyaki and in modern Italian Piscopi.[5][6]
- ^ 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.
- ^ @web, George Kitsos - Nikos Gatsouras. "Information about Regions in Greece". Ellada.net. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
- ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
- ^ "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ a b Bertarelli, p. 135
- ^ Ch. Wilson (ed.), Handbook for Travellers in Asia Minor, Transcaucasus, Persia, etc. (John Murray, London, 1895, p. 367).