Agathonisi Αγαθονήσι | |
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 Agathonisi, with the small harbor of Agios Georgios | |
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  Agathonisi | |
| Coordinates:37°27.5′N26°58′E / 37.4583°N 26.967°E /37.4583; 26.967 | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | South Aegean |
| Regional unit | Kalymnos |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 14.5 km2 (5.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Municipality | 202 |
| • Density | 13.9/km2 (36.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Agathonísi (Greek:Αγαθονήσι) is a small Greekisland andmunicipality located at the northernmost point of theDodecanese inGreece. It is surrounded by many smaller islands and is home to two villages, both inland; Megalo Chorio ("Big Village"), and Mikro Chorio ("Small Village"). Between them is the small settlement of Agios Georgios (Saint George), which forms the island's only harbor and consists of a few hotels and restaurants. The island is also locally known asGaidaro ("Donkey"), or by its ancient nameTragea.
The highest point on the island is 209 metres (686 feet)above sea level. This peak is located close to Mikro Chorio. The island covers an area of 13.5 square kilometres (5.2 square miles). It is made almost entirely of subcrystalline stratifiedlimestones, and is covered with thornymacchia.[2]
In the late 1920s the island had 80 inhabitants, active in agriculture and sheep rearing.[2] A census of the island in 1981 showed that it was populated by 133 people. The 1991 census showed that the population had dropped to 112. By the 2001 census the population had again risen to 158 residents, and in 2011 its population was 185, 168 of whom lived in Megalo Chorio, and only 17 in Mikro Chorio. Themunicipality of Agathonisi, which includes the uninhabited offshore islets of Glaros, Kouneli, Nera, and Psathonisio, has a combined land area of 14.500 square kilometres (5.598 square miles).[3]
In ancient times, Agathonisi was known as Psetoussa (Ancient Greek:Ψετούσσα). Ancient writers varied in recording its name:Tragia (Τραγία),Tragiae orTragiai (Τραγίαι),Tragaeae orTragaiai (Τραγαῖαι), andTragaea orTragaia (Τραγαία) are among the forms recorded.[4] The island is known asGaidaro in Italian and asEşek Adası in Turkish.
Near the island,Pericles defeated theSamians in a naval engagement in 440 BCE.[5] In modern times, the island (dependent onPatmos) was occupied in 1912 by theKingdom of Italy during theItalo-Turkish War and, after being part of theItalian Islands of the Aegean (of which it was the northernmost islet),[2] was ceded from Italy to Greece in 1947 with theTreaty of Peace.[6]
In 2011, as part of theKallikratis Plan, the island's status has been upgraded from Community to Municipality.
Near Agathonisi lie several islets:Psatonisi,Strongili,Neronisi,Katagani, all made with crystallinelimestones, andKunellonisi, which is made ofschistose-crystalline rocks.[2]
| Election | Turnout | ND | PASOK | SYRIZA | KKE | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2023 | 45.73 | 49.62 | 16.03 | 16.03 | 3.82 | 14.50[a] |
| May 2023 | 52.17 | 52.17 | 16.67 | 20.29 | 4.35 | 6.52[b] |
| 2019 | 54.72 | 50.00 | 8.57 | 26.43 | 1.43 | 13.57[c] |
| Sep 2015 | 44.04 | 47.50 | 12.50 | 14.17 | 5.00 | 20.83[d] |
| Jan 2015 | 42.91 | 46.72 | 23.77 | 12.30 | 3.28 | 13.93[e] |
| Jun 2012 | 45.24 | 46.88 | 15.63 | 11.72 | 6.25 | 19.52[f] |
| May 2012 | 49.66 | 26.43 | 5.71 | 2.86 | 7.14 | 57.86[g] |
| 2009 | 66.19 | 46.67 | 40.56 | 3.33 | 1.67 | 7.77[h] |
| 2007 | 54.01 | 54.11 | 34.25 | 0.68 | 8.90 | 2.06[i] |
| 2004 | 75.00 | 62.11 | 33.16 | 1.58 | 2.63 | 0.52 |
| 2000 | 66.50 | 59.54 | 31.30 | 3.05[j] | 1.53 | 4.58[k] |
| 1996 | 71.05 | 46.27 | 38.81 | 2.24[j] | 5.22 | 7.46[l] |
| 1993 | 76.06 | 57.34 | 35.66 | 2.10[j] | 4.20 | 0.70 |
| 1990 | 75.14 | 60.90 | 30.08 | 7.52[j] | 1.50 | |
| Nov 1989 | 79.44 | 57.75 | 34.50 | 7.75[j] | 0.00 | |
| Jun 1989 | 76.92 | 53.54 | 38.58 | 7.09[j] | 0.79 | |
| 1985 | 67.82 | 58.47 | 34.75 | 1.69[m] | 3.39 | 1.70 |
| 1981 | 66.45 | 69.31 | 25.74 | 0.00[m] | 0.00 | 4.95[n] |
| 1977 | 79.23 | 79.61 | 5.83 | 0.00[o] | 0.00 | 14.56[p] |
| 1974 | 78.83 | 74.07 | 0.00 | 0.00[q] | 25.93[r] | |
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Tragia".Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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| Regional unit ofKalymnos | ||
| Regional unit ofKarpathos-Kasos | ||
| Regional unit ofKea-Kythnos | ||
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| Regional unit ofMykonos | ||
| Regional unit ofNaxos | ||
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| Regional unit ofRhodes | ||
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