Kimolos

Municipality of Kimolos Δήμος Κιμώλου (Κίμωλος)
Basic data
State :	Greece
Region :	South Aegean
Regional District :	Milos
Geographic coordinates :	36 ° 48 '  N , 24 ° 33'  E Coordinates: 36 ° 48 '  N , 24 ° 33'  E
Area :	53.251 km²
Residents :	910 (2011)
Population density :	17.1 inhabitants / km²
Seat:	Kimolos (Chorio)
LAU-1 code no .:	6502
Districts :	no
Local self-government :	no
Website:	www.kimolos.gr
Location in the South Aegean region

The Greek Cyclades -Insel Kimolos ( Greek Κίμωλος ( f. Sg. )) Together with Polyaigos and some uninhabited islands a community within the region South Aegean (Περιφέρεια Νότιου Αιγαίου).

location

Milos , Kimolos (top center), Polyegos (right) and Andimilos (left)

Kimolos is located in the southwestern Aegean Sea and is separated from the southwestern neighboring island of Milos by the strait of Pollonia (στενό Πολύνι), which is just over a kilometer narrow . The distance to Sifnos is 12 km to the northeast. The coastline of Kimolos is very rugged, in the immediate vicinity there are numerous small islands and rocks. The largest island in the municipality of Kimolos, Polyegos, is located around 2 km east of the Pyrgi Strait (στενό Πυργί). The maximum length of the almost round island is 8.5 km from southwest to northeast, the maximum width from northwest to southeast almost 7 km. The area is 37.426 km². The highest point on the island is the 397 m high Paleokastro.

Kimolos today

In the southwest are the remains of an old, partially sunken ancient city on the current island of Agios Andreas.

Most of the inhabitants of the very arid island still make a living from fishing and agriculture. In 2007 the highest level of alert was given due to the lack of water. The island was supplied by water ships.

Tourism has gained a foothold on Kimolos, but is practiced almost exclusively within the Greek context. Accommodation shortages exist in July and August. A few years ago, the landing stage for the large ferries from Piraeus was expanded so that the island can be approached quite reliably. The connection to Milos (Apollonia) with a small ferry is often canceled when the sea is rough.

Settlements

The community has 910 inhabitants, who live almost exclusively in the village of Kimolos or Chorio . Not all of the smaller settlements are inhabited all year round.

Population development of Kimolos

Surname	Greek name	1920	1928	1940	1951	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001	2011
Kimolos	Κίμωλος ( f. Sg. )	1859	1959	1900	1536	1412	1049	740	687	769	837
Agios Nikolaos	Άγιος Νικόλαος ( m. Sg. )							-	001	0	002
Alyki	Αλυκή ( f. Sg. )							005	005	018th	017th
Goupa kara	Γούπα-Καρά ( f. Sg. )						-	001	006th	011	014th
Kalamitsi	Καλαμίτσι ( n. Sg. )							-	005	007th	006th
Polyegos	Πολύαιγος ( n. Sg. )			10	14th	006th	004th	001	-	0	002
Prassa	Πράσσα ( n. Pl. )						-	017th	004th	004th	013
Psathi	Ψάθη ( n. Sg. )						037	023	020th	014th	019th
total		1859	1959	1911 *	1551 *	1418	1090	787	728	769	910

* 1940 and 1951: 1 resident for the island of Agios Efstathios

Kimolos

The port of Psathi seen from the ferry

The place of Kimolos seen from a hill

Detail in the village of Kimolos

Church of Panagia Odigitria behind the ruins of the castle of Kimolos in the Chora

Windmills on a hill above the main town of Kimolos

Detail of a windmill

Web links

Commons : Kimolos  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Results of the 2011 census, Greek Statistical Office (ΕΛ.ΣΤΑΤ) ( Memento from June 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (Excel document, 2.6 MB)
2. ↑ Ελληνική Στατιστική Αρχή [ΕΛΣΤΑΤ] (Ed.): Στατιστική Επετηρίδα της Ελλάδος (Statistical Yearbook of Greece) 2009 & 2010 . Piraeus 2011, p. 47 .
3. ^ Chorio & the Settlements of Kimolos , website of the Kimolos community, English
4. ↑ Population of Kimolos 1920–2001, Greek Statistical Office ELSTAT, Digital Library (Greek)