Pythagoreio
Pythagoreio (Greek: Πυθαγόρειο) is a town and municipal unit on the island of Samos, North Aegean, Greece. Before the 2011 local government reform, Pythagoreio was a municipality. Since 2019, it is a municipal unit of East Samos. In 2011, the town's population was 7,996. It is the largest municipal unit in land area on Samos, at 164.662 km2 (63.576 sq mi). It shares the island with the municipal units of Vathy, Karlovasi, and Marathokampos. The archaeological remains in the town, known collectively as Pythagoreion, has designated a joint UNESCO World Heritage Site with nearby Heraion.
Pythagoreio
Πυθαγόρειο | |
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Panorama of Pythagoreio. | |
Pythagoreio Location within the regional unit | |
| Coordinates: 37°42′N 26°57′E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | North Aegean |
| Regional unit | Samos |
| Municipality | East Samos |
| • Municipal unit | 164.7 km2 (63.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Municipal unit | 7,996 |
| • Municipal unit density | 49/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Community | |
| • Population | 1,500 (2011) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ΜΟ |
The seat of the municipality was the town of Pythagorio, formerly known as Tigani. The town was renamed in 1955 to honour the locally born mathematician and philosopher Pythagoras. The port of the town is considered to be the oldest man-made port of the Mediterranean Sea.