Karlovasi

Karlovassi
Καρλόβασι

Central square of Karlovasi.
Karlovassi

Coordinates: 37°47′N 26°42′E / 37.783°N 26.700°ECoordinates: 37°47′N 26°42′E / 37.783°N 26.700°E
Country Greece
Administrative region North Aegean
Regional unit Samos
Municipality Samos
 • Municipal unit 100.3 km2 (38.7 sq mi)
Population (2001)[1]
 • Municipal unit 9,590
 • Municipal unit density 96/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Vehicle registration ΜΟ

Karlovasi (Greek: Καρλόβασι) is a town and 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] It is located on the northwest side of the island. According to the 2001 census, the population of the municipal unit was 9,590 inhabitants. Its land area is 100.330 km². The municipal unit shares the island of Samos with the municipal units of Vathy, Pythagoreio, and Marathokampos.

Church Agios Nikolaos

The School of Sciences of University of the Aegean [3] is located in the town and currently there are three academic departments:

There are about 1,000 active students living in the town throughout the year.[4]

Karlovasi is a town with a rich history in culture and in commerce, being a flourishing tannery and tobacco manufacturing centre in the early 1900s. Many magnificent neoclassical mansions can be seen from that period as well as the remains of the large stone-built factories at the "Ormos" seaside.

As a result of the "Capodistrias" unification program, the town of Karlovasi (pop. 5,740) was the administration centre for the nearby villages of Platanos, Drakeoi, Kastania, Leka, Nikoloudes, Konteika, Kontakeika, Ydroussa and Agioi Theodoroi.

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References

  1. ↑ De Facto Population of Greece Population and Housing Census of March 18th, 2001 (PDF 39 MB). National Statistical Service of Greece. 2003.
  2. ↑ Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
  3. ↑
  4. ↑ , by the University of the Aegean