Ano Syros

Ano Syros (Greek: Άνω Σύρος, “Upper Syros”) is a town and a former municipality on the island of Syros, in the Cyclades, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Syros-Ermoupoli, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit includes the uninhabited islands Gyaros (lying to the northwest of Syros) and Varvaroúsa. Population 3,877 (2011 census); land area 67.014 square kilometres (25.874 square miles). The municipal unit shares the island of Sýros with the municipal units of Ermoupoli and Poseidonia.

Ano Syros
Άνω Σύρος
General view of Ano Syros
Ano Syros
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 37°28′N 24°56′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionSouth Aegean
Regional unitSyros
MunicipalitySyros-Ermoupoli
  Municipal unit67.0 km2 (25.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Municipal unit
3,877
  Municipal unit density58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Community
  Population2,133 (2011)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationEM
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