Agios Minas
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Agios Minas is 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. It is located on the central east coast of the island, just south of Chios (town)
. Its land area is 13.049 km². Its population was 2,686 at the 2001 census. The seat of the municipality was in Thymiana (pop. 1,491). Its next largest town is Neochóri (521).
Chios
Chios is the fifth largest of the Greek islands, situated in the Aegean Sea, seven kilometres off the Asia Minor coast. The island is separated from Turkey by the Chios Strait. The island is noted for its strong merchant shipping community, its unique mastic gum and its medieval villages...
, North Aegean, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Chios
Chios
Chios is the fifth largest of the Greek islands, situated in the Aegean Sea, seven kilometres off the Asia Minor coast. The island is separated from Turkey by the Chios Strait. The island is noted for its strong merchant shipping community, its unique mastic gum and its medieval villages...
, of which it is a municipal unit. It is located on the central east coast of the island, just south of Chios (town)
Chios (town)
Chios 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. It is located on the eastern coast of the island facing the Turkish coastal town of Çeşme...
. Its land area is 13.049 km². Its population was 2,686 at the 2001 census. The seat of the municipality was in Thymiana (pop. 1,491). Its next largest town is Neochóri (521).