Ionia ( el, Ιωνία) is a former municipality on the island of
Chios
Chios (; el, Χίος, Chíos , traditionally known as Scio in English) is the fifth largest Greek island, situated in the northern Aegean Sea. The island is separated from Turkey by the Chios Strait. Chios is notable for its exports of mastic ...
,
North Aegean
The North Aegean Region ( el, Περιφέρεια Βορείου Αιγαίου, translit=Periféria Voríou Eyéou, ) is one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece, and the smallest of the thirteen by population. It comprises the isla ...
,
Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ...
. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality
Chios
Chios (; el, Χίος, Chíos , traditionally known as Scio in English) is the fifth largest Greek island, situated in the northern Aegean Sea. The island is separated from Turkey by the Chios Strait. Chios is notable for its exports of mastic ...
, of which it is a municipal unit.
It is located in the southeastern part of the island, and has a land area of 48.272 km².
Its population was 3,956 at the 2011 census. The seat of the municipality was in
Kallimasia
Kallimasia is a town of Chios, built 13 kilometers south of the capital of the island.
It was one of the most important towns of the island during the Middle Ages, it was destroyed, though, almost completely from an earthquake in 1881. It is buil ...
(pop. 958). Other large towns are
Nenita (903), Tholopotámi (647) and Katarráktis (408).
Notable people
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Joachim IV, Patriarch of Constantinople
References
Populated places in Chios
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