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| Statistics |
| Prefecture: |
Cyclades |
| Provinces: |
Kea |
| Seat: |
Kea |
Location:
Latitude:
Longitude: |
37.328/37°40" N
25.612/25°19" E |
Population: (2001)
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2.417 |
Elevation:
-lowest:
-centre:
-highest: |
Aegean Sea
2 m (centre)
western part |
| Postal code: |
840 02 |
| Area/distance code: |
11-(00)30-22880-2 |
| Municipal code: |
- |
| Car designation: |
EP |
| 3-letter abbreviation: |
ANI (Agios Nikolaos) |
| Website: |
www.kea.gr |
Kea, also known as Gia (Κέα / Τζια in Greek), Tzia and Keos (Ancient: Κέως), is an island of the Cyclades archipelago, in the Aegean sea, in Greece. It is the island of the Cyclades complex that is closest to Attica (about 1 hour by ferry from Lavrio) and is also 20 km from Cape Sounio as well as 60 km SE of Athens. Its climate is arid and its terrain is hilly. Its capital, Ioulis, is inland at a high altitude (like most ancient Cycladic settlements, for the fear of pirates) and is considered quite picturesque. Other major villages of Kea are Korrisia (the port) and Vourkari (a fishing village). After suffering depopulation for many decades, Kea has been recently rediscovered by Athens city dwellers as a convenient destination for weekends and yachting trips. The population in 1991 was only 1,797 and the density below prefectural and Greek average. Kea is 19 km long from north to south and 9 km wide from west to east. The area is 128 km² with the highest point being 560 or 570 m
Kea was the home of Simonides of Ceos, an ancient Greek lyric poet. It is also the location of a Bronze Age settlement called Ayia Irini, which reached its height in the Late Minoan and Early Mycenaean eras (1600-1400 BC).
The municipality includes the island of Makronisos to the northwest as well as a couple of ferry and shipping lines.
Division of the municipality
- Ioulida / Δ.δ. Ιουλίδος [ 1.536 ]
- Ioulida / η Ιουλίδα [ 701 ]
- Agia Marina / η Αγία Μαρίνα [ 8 ]
- Agia Mavra / η Αγία Μαύρα [ 28 ]
- Agios Theodoros / ο Άγιος Θεόδωρος [ 43 ]
- Agios Nikolaos / ο Άγιος Νικόλαος [ 31 ]
- Agios Symeon / ο Άγιος Συμεών [ 56 ]
- Astras / ο Αστράς [ 13 ]
- Ellinika / τα Ελληνικά [ 52 ]
- Zoodochos Pigi / η Ζωοδόχος Πηγή [ 24 ]
- Kampi / το Καμπί [ 8 ]
- Kastanies / οι Καστανιές [ 109 ]
- Kastriani / η Καστριανή [ 14 ]
- Kato Meria / η Κάτω Μεριά [ 26 ]
- Kokkinada / η Κοκκινάδα [ 50 ]
- Koundouros / ο Κούνδουρος [ 58 ]
- Ligia / η Λιγιά [ 10 ]
- Myloi / οι Μύλοι [ 21 ]
- Orkos / ο Όρκος [ 5 ]
- Pera Meria / η Πέρα Μεριά [ 51 ]
- Pisses / οι Πήσσες [ 136 ]
- Plagia / η Πλαγιά [ 18 ]
- Spathi / το Σπαθί [ 14 ]
- Stavroudaki / το Σταυρουδάκι [ 41 ]
- Chavouna / τα Χαβουνά [ 19 ]
- Korissia / Δ.δ. Κορησσίας [ 881 ]
- Korissia / η Κορησσία [ 555 ]
- Vourkarion / το Βουρκάριον [ 94 ]
- Kalamos / ο Κάλαμος [ 13 ]
- Koukouvagia / η Κουκουβαγιά [ 20 ]
- Makronisos / η Μακρόνησος (νησίδα) [ 5 ]
- Marades / οι Μαράδες [ 21 ]
- Mavro / το Μαύρο [ 25 ]
- Melissaki / το Μελισσάκι [ 11 ]
- Mylopotamos / ο Μυλοπόταμος [ 47 ]
- Otzias / ο Οτζιάς [ 71 ]
- Fotimarion / το Φωτημάριον [ 19 ]
 
Ioulida, Ioulida ,
Harbour of Korissia ( Livadi),
 
Lion of Kea, Hellenistic tower of Agia Marina,
Other
Kea has a few schools, a few lyceums, a gymnasia, churches, banks, a post office and squares (plateies).
Historical Population
| Year |
Municipal population |
| 2001 |
2417 |
Tamelos Lighthouse, Kea Google Earth
HMHS Britannic was the third Olympic-class ship of the White Star Line, sister ship of the famous RMS Titanic and RMS Olympic
Kea Channel, near Kea where HMHS Brittanic sunk. The first to arrive on the scene were the Greek fishermen from Kea on their kaikia (small fishing boats), who picked up many men from the water. One of them, Francesco Psilas, was later paid £4 by the Admiralty for his services
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