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" | |
Census | Island |
---|---|
1991 | 156 (Thymaina 147, Kerameidou 9) |
2001 | 152 (Thymaina 140, Kerameidou 12) |
2011 | 143 (Thymaina 136, Kerameidou 7) |
2021 | 191 (Thymaina 179, Kerameidou 12) |
See also
- {{Portal inline|Greece}}
- {{Portal inline|Islands}}
References
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Category:Landforms of Ikaria (regional unit)
Category:Islands of the North Aegean
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