Amorgos
Amorgos
Αμοργός | |
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View of Chora (Amorgos) | |
| Coordinates: 36°51′N 25°54′E / 36.850°N 25.900°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Geographic region | Cyclades |
| Administrative region | South Aegean |
| Regional unit | Naxos |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 126.35 km2 (48.78 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 823 m (2,700 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Municipality | 1,961 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (40/sq mi) |
| • Community | 446 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 840 08 |
| Area code(s) | 22850 |
| Vehicle registration | EM |
Amorgos (Greek: Αμοργός, Amorgós; pronounced [amorˈɣos]) is the easternmost island of the Cyclades island group and the nearest island to the neighboring Dodecanese island group in Greece. Along with 16 neighbouring islets, the largest of which (by land area) is Nikouria Island, it comprises the municipality of Amorgos, which has a land area of 126.346 square kilometres (48.782 square miles) and at the 2021 census had a population of 1,961.