Zipari
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Zipari Ζηπάρι |
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| Country |
 Greece
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| region | South Aegean | ||
| Regional district | Kos | ||
| local community | Kos | ||
| Parish | Dikeos | ||
| Borough | Asfendiou | ||
| Geographic coordinates | 36 ° 53 ' N , 27 ° 12' E | ||
| Height above d. M. |
30 m |
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| Residents | 3227 (2011) | ||
| LAU-1 code no. | 6401020101 | ||
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Zipari ( Greek Ζηπάρι ( n. Sg. )) Is a small town on the Greek island of Kos .
Location, geography, traffic
Zipari is located directly on the main road connecting Kos and Kefalos to about 35 meters above sea level. Zipari is around seven kilometers west of the city of Kos. It is about 14 kilometers as the crow flies to Kos Airport near Andimachia . In the east the next place is Kos, in the west the places Marmari , Linopotis and Tigaki , further in the south-west Pyli and in the south the mountain village Zia . It is around 1.5 kilometers as the crow flies from the center of Zipari to the sea, and around 2.5 kilometers to the salt water lake Alykes .
Zipari is well connected by bus lines with Kos and Kefalos and the places in between.
Population and political structure, economy
Zipari belongs to the municipality of Dikeos ( Δημοτική Ενότητα Δικαίου ) which was home to 7,130 people (2011). The district of Dikeos is divided into two districts (Asfendiou and Pyli) with eight places. 4094 people (2011) lived within the Asfendiou district (Δημοτική Κοινότητα Ασφενδιού), 3227 of them in Zipari (around 80%), making it the second largest town on the island of Kos.
Zipari is a modern small town-like unit with an up-and-coming economy, which forms an interesting counterpoint to the town of Kos.
literature
- Nikos Varelas: Kos. DumontExtra, DuMont Buchverlag Cologne 2002. ISBN 3-7701-5759-1
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Results of the 2011 census at the National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΛ.ΣΤΑΤ) (Excel document, 2.6 MB)
- ↑ Zipari, Agios Dimitrios , Asfendiou , Lagoudi - Zia , Linopotis , Tigaki , Pyli and Marmari .
- ↑ populations of Tigaki Greek Statistical Office ELSTAT, Digital Library ; Census 2011 (Greek)
- ↑ History of the island of Kos ( Archived copy ( memento of the original from July 25, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this note. , Greek) .
