Chios (regional unit)

Chios regional unit Περιφερειακή Ενότητα Χίου (Χίος)
Basic data
State :	Greece
Region :	North Aegean
Area :	904.5 km²
Residents :	52,674 (2011)
Population density :	58.2 inhabitants / km²
NUTS 3 code no. :	EL413
Structure:	3 municipalities

Chios ( Greek Χίος ) is one of the five regional districts of the Greek region of North Aegean (gr. Vorio Egeo , Βόρειο Αιγαίο). Its area includes the islands of Chios , Psara (Ψαρά), Andipsara (Αντίψαρα), the Inousses archipelago (Οινούσσες) and some small islands in the eastern Aegean . Until the administrative reform in 2010 , the area had the status of a prefecture, the Chios regional district sent ten members to the regional council, but beyond that it no longer had any political significance.

The main town is the city of Chios (Χίος ( f. Sg. )) On the island of the same name.

Topographic map of the regional district

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Results of the 2011 census at the National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΛ.ΣΤΑΤ) ( Memento from June 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (Excel document, 2.6 MB)