Thymaina

{{Short description|Greek island}}

{{Infobox islands

|name = Thymaina

|native_name = Θύμαινα

|native_name_lang = el

|image_name = Insel Thymena (Fourni).jpg

|image_caption = The island as seen from Fourni Korseon

|coordinates = {{coord|37.58|26.44|region:GR_type:isle|display=it}}

| map = Greece

| map_caption =

|location =

|archipelago = North Aegean

|total_islands =

|area_km2 = 10

|highest_mount =

|elevation_m = 26

|country = Greece

|country_admin_divisions_title = Region

|country_admin_divisions = North Aegean

|country_admin_divisions_title_1 = Regional unit

|country_admin_divisions_1 = Ikaria

|country_admin_divisions_title_2 = Municipality

|country_admin_divisions_2 =

|country_capital = Thymaina

|population = 191

|population_as_of = 2021

|density_km2 = 14

|postal_code = 833 xx

|area_code = 22750

|registration_plate = MO

|website =

}}

Thymaina ({{langx|el|Θύμαινα}}) is a small Greek island in the Ikaria regional unit, in the eastern Aegean Sea. Thymaina is located just west of Fournoi Korseon and is administratively a part of its municipality. Its name is said to be derived from the thyme that grows throughout the island.{{cite web|title=Θύμαινα|url=http://www2.egeonet.gr/FORMS/fLemmaBodyExtended.aspx?lemmaID=6854|publisher=egeonet.gr|access-date=13 July 2016}} Thymaina has two settlements, Thymaina settlement and Keramidou. The population of the island is 191 inhabitants according to the 2021 census, 179 in Thymaina settlement and 12 in Kerameidou.{{cite web | url = https://www.statistics.gr/documents/20181/17286366/MON_PLI_DHM_OIKISN_2021.xlsx | title = Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού{{snd}}Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό | trans-title = Results of the 2021 Population{{snd}}Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement | date = 29 March 2024 | publisher = Hellenic Statistical Authority | language = el }} The area is {{convert|10|km2|0|abbr=out|lk=out}}. Thymaina is a protected area along with all Fournoi cluster and belongs to the network Natura 2000.

Historical population

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
CensusIsland
1991156 (Thymaina 147, Kerameidou 9)
2001152 (Thymaina 140, Kerameidou 12)
2011143 (Thymaina 136, Kerameidou 7)
2021191 (Thymaina 179, Kerameidou 12)

See also

  • {{Portal inline|Greece}}
  • {{Portal inline|Islands}}

References