Karpathos
Karpathos (Greek: Κάρπαθος, pronounced [ˈkarpaθos]), also Carpathos, is the second largest of the Greek Dodecanese islands, in the southeastern Aegean Sea. Together with the neighboring smaller Saria Island it forms the municipality of Karpathos, which is part of the Karpathos regional unit. Because of its remote location, Karpathos has preserved many peculiarities of dress, customs and dialect, the last resembling those of Crete and Cyprus. The island has also been called Carpathus in Latin and Scarpanto in Italian.
Karpathos
Κάρπαθος | |
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View of the port of Pigadia | |
Karpathos Location within the region | |
| Coordinates: 35°35′N 27°08′E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | South Aegean |
| Regional unit | Karpathos |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 324.8 km2 (125.4 sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 219.9 km2 (84.9 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,215 m (3,986 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Municipality | 6,226 |
| • Municipality density | 19/km2 (50/sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 5,670 |
| • Municipal unit density | 26/km2 (67/sq mi) |
| Community | |
| • Population | 2,788 (2011) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 857 00 |
| Area code(s) | +030 22450 |
| Vehicle registration | ΚΧ, ΡΟ, ΡΚ |
| Website | karpathos |
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