Naxos (city)
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Municipality of Naxos Δημοτική Κοινότητα Νάξου (Νάξος) |
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| Country |
 Greece
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| region | South Aegean | ||
| Regional district | Naxos | ||
| local community | Naxos and Lesser Cyclades | ||
| Parish | Naxos | ||
| status | Borough | ||
| Geographic coordinates | 37 ° 6 ' N , 25 ° 23' E | ||
| Height above d. M. |
11 m (average) |
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| surface | 12.275 km² | ||
| Residents | 7374 (2011) | ||
| LAU-1 code no. | 67020101 | ||
| Local division | 3 | ||
The city of Naxos ( Greek Νάξος ( f. Sg. )) On the Greek island of Naxos is the administrative seat of the municipality of Naxos and the Lesser Cyclades . Together with the monastery Chrysostomos (Μονή Χρυσοστόμου) and the place Angidia it forms the municipality of Naxos ( Dimotiki Kinotita Naxou Δημοτική Κοινότητα Νάξου) in the municipality of Naxos .
The earliest traces of settlement in the urban area go back to the Bronze Age. Some of them are located in the Grotta district north of the city center and the adjacent sea area below the water level. The site gives its name to the Grotta Pelos culture .
location
The municipality of Naxos extends about 6 km along the northwest coast and extends in the north and south about 1.5 km and in the middle to almost 4.5 km into the hinterland. Local communities bordering in the east are from north to south Galini, Melanes, Galanado and Glinado and Agios Arsenios in the south.
Individual evidence
- ↑ National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΣΥΕ) according to 2001 census , p. 113 (PDF, 793 kB)
- ↑ Results of the 2011 census, Greek Statistical Office (ΕΛ.ΣΤΑΤ) ( Memento from June 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (Excel document, 2.6 MB)