Spoa

Local community Spoa Τοπική Κοινότητα Σπόων (Σπόα)
Basic data
Country	Greece
region	South Aegean
Regional district	Karpathos and Kasos
local community	Karpathos
Parish	Karpathos
Geographic coordinates	35 ° 38 '  N , 27 ° 9'  E Coordinates: 35 ° 38 '  N , 27 ° 9'  E
Height above d. M.	291  m (average)
surface	17,000 km²
Residents	169 (2011)
LAU-1 code no.	62010109
Post Code	85700
Telephone code	22450-2

Spoa ( Greek Σπόα ( n. Pl. )) Is a village in the east of the Greek island of Karpathos .

location

The village is about 350 meters above sea level, right at the narrowest point of Karpathos, which is about 3.5 kilometers here. The only connection road to Olymbos and the main ridge of the island run west of the village . The coastal settlement of Agios Nikolaos is 1.6 kilometers away. The closest village is Mesochori about 3 kilometers west. The distance to the city of Karpathos is about 16 kilometers south.

The local community Spoa (Τοπική Κοινότητα Σπόων) occupies an area of ​​17,000 square kilometers in the center of the island from the island's main ridge to the coast. It borders Olymbos in the north, Mesochori in the west and Volada in the south .

administration

Shortly after the annexation of the Dodecanese to Greece, Spoa received the status of a rural community (Κοινότητα Σπόων Kinotita Spoon ). The coastal town of Agios Nikolaos to the east was recognized as a settlement in 1981. In 1997 , seven other rural communities were amalgamated to form what was then the municipality of Karpathos, now the municipality of Karpathos . The administrative reform in 2010 brought the former municipalities of the island together to form the new municipality of Karpathos (Δήμος Καρπάθου Dimos Karpathou ).

Population development of Spoa

Surname	1947	1951	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001	2011
Spoa	339	340	380	293	171	197	282	162
Agios Nikolaos					080	057	059	007th
total	339	340	380	293	251	254	341	169

Individual evidence

1. ↑ National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΣΥΕ) according to 2001 census , p. 111 (PDF, 793 kB)
2. ↑ ^{a b} Results of the 2011 census, Greek Statistical Office (ΕΛ.ΣΤΑΤ) ( Memento from June 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (Excel document, 2.6 MB)
3. ↑ Population of Spoa 1947-2001, Greek Statistical Office ELSTAT, Digital Library (Greek)