Andros (town)
| Andros Άνδρος | |
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Andros town | |
  Andros | |
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Location within the Cyclades  | |
| Coordinates: 37°50′N 24°56′E / 37.833°N 24.933°ECoordinates: 37°50′N 24°56′E / 37.833°N 24.933°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | South Aegean |
| Regional unit | Andros |
| Municipality | Andros |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 3,901 |
| Community[1] | |
| • Population | 1,665 (2011) |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Vehicle registration | EM |
Andros (Greek: Άνδρος), also called Chora (Χώρα, "main town"), is a town and a former municipality on the island of Andros, in the Cyclades, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Andros, of which it is a municipal unit, and shares the island of Andros with the municipal units of Korthio and Ydrousa. [2] Its population was 3,901 inhabitants at the 2011 census.
It has a mix of post-World War I neoclassical mansions with vernacular Cycladic houses. The town squares are paved with marble. At the end of the headland are two islands. The first, linked to the mainland by a brick bridge, with a ruined Venetian castle and the second with a lighthouse. There are four museums: the extensive Archaeological Museum, Museum of Modern Art, a Nautical Museum and a Folklore Museum.
References
- 1 2 "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
- ↑ Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)