Schoinoussa
Schoinoussa or Schinoussa (Greek: Σχοινούσσα, before 1940: Σχοινούσα, pronounced [sçiˈnusa]; anciently, Ancient Greek: Σχινοῦσσα) is an island and a former community in the Cyclades, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Naxos and Lesser Cyclades, of which it is a municipal unit. It lies south of the island of Naxos, in the Lesser Cyclades group, between the island communities of Irakleia and Koufonisia. The population was 256 inhabitants at the 2011 census. Its land area is 8.512 square kilometres (3.29 sq mi).
Schoinoussa
Σχοινούσσα | |
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Schoinoussa Location within the regional unit | |
| Coordinates: 36°52′N 25°31′E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | South Aegean |
| Regional unit | Naxos |
| Municipality | Naxos and Small Cyclades |
| • Municipal unit | 8.512 km2 (3.287 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Municipal unit | 256 |
| • Municipal unit density | 30/km2 (78/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 843 00 |
| Area code(s) | 22870 |
| Vehicle registration | EM |
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