Pythagoreio

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Pythagoreio
Πυθαγόρειο

Panorama of Pythagoreio.
Location
Pythagoreio
Coordinates 37°42′N 26°57′E / 37.700°N 26.950°E / 37.700; 26.950Coordinates: 37°42′N 26°57′E / 37.700°N 26.950°E / 37.700; 26.950
Government
Country:Greece
Administrative region: North Aegean
Regional unit: Samos
Municipality: Samos
Population statistics (as of 2001)[1]
Municipal unit
 - Population: 9,003
 - Area: 164.7 km2 (64 sq mi)
 - Density: 55 /km2 (142 /sq mi)
Other
Time zone: EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)
Auto: ΜΟ
View of the harbour

Pythagoreio (Greek: Πυθαγόρειο) is a former municipality on the island of Samos, North Aegean, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality Samos, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] Population 9,003 (2001). 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 seat of the municipality was the town of Pythagoreio, 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.[3]

Famous people

Statue of Pythagoras, located at the harbour

See also

Pythagoreion and Heraion of Samos, for the Unesco Word Heritage site Pythagoreion and Heraion of Samos in Pythagoreio

Notes

  1. ↑ De Facto Population of Greece Population and Housing Census of March 18th, 2001 (PDF 793 KB). National Statistical Service of Greece. 2003. 
  2. ↑ Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
  3. ↑ http://www.pythagorion.net/villages/pythagorio.htm - The Official Website of the Municipality of Pythagorio. Retrieved 2008-07-28.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 http://www.pythagorion.net/start.htm - The Official Website of the Municipality of Pythagorio. Retrieved 2008-07-28.

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Subdivisions of the municipality of Samos
Municipal unit of Karlovasi
  • Agioi Theodoroi
  • Drakaioi
  • Karlovasi
  • Kastania
  • Kontaiika
  • Kontakaiika
  • Kosmadaioi
  • Leka
  • Platanos
  • Ydroussa
Municipal unit of Marathokampos
Municipal unit of Pythagoreio
  • Chora
  • Ireon
  • Koumaradaioi
  • Mavratzaioi
  • Mesogeio
  • Myloi
  • Mytilinioi
  • Pagondas
  • Pandroso
  • Pyrgos
  • Pythagoreio
  • Spatharaioi
Municipal unit of Vathy
  • Agios Konstantinos
  • Ampelos
  • Kokkari
  • Manolates
  • Palaiokastro
  • Samos
  • Stavrinides
  • Vathy
  • Vourliotes
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