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Omiroupoli ( el, Ομηρούπολη) is a former municipality in the central part of 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 mast ...
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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 isl ...
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. 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 mast ...
, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 155.015 km2. Population 7,527 people (2011 census). The seat of the municipality was
Vrontados Vrontados ( el, Βροντάδος) is a small coastal town located at the eastern part of the island of Chios in Greece. With a population of about 5,300 the town hosts the seat of the municipality of Omiroupoli. Information The town has a st ...
(pop. 5,323), the second largest town on the island (after
Chios (town) Chios ( el, Χίος) is the main town and a former municipality on the island of Chios, North Aegean, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality Chios, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an ...
). The next largest towns are Lagkáda (760), Karyaí (618), and Sykiáda (562). Tradition claims that epic poet
Homer Homer (; grc, Ὅμηρος , ''Hómēros'') (born ) was a Greek poet who is credited as the author of the ''Iliad'' and the ''Odyssey'', two epic poems that are foundational works of ancient Greek literature. Homer is considered one of the ...
(Όμηρος) was born and lived here, thus the name of the municipal unit.


Historical population


See also

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List of settlements in the Chios regional unit This is a list of settlements in Chios regional unit in Greece: * Agio Gala * Agios Georgios Sykousis * Amades * Anavatos * Armolia * Avgonyma * Chalandra * Chalkeio * Chios (town) * Dafnonas * Diefcha * Elata * Exo Didyma * Flatsia ...


References


External links


Official website
Populated places in Chios {{NorthAegean-geo-stub