Ano Syros
Άνω Σύρος | |
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![]() General view of Ano Syros | |
Coordinates: 37°28′N 24°56′E / 37.467°N 24.933°E | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | South Aegean |
Regional unit | Syros |
Municipality | Syros-Ermoupoli |
Area | |
• Municipal unit | 67.0 km2 (25.9 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Municipal unit | 3,611 |
• Municipal unit density | 54/km2 (140/sq mi) |
• Community | 1,856 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Vehicle registration | EM |
Ano Syros (Greek: Άνω Σύρος, “Upper Syros”) is a town and a former municipality on the island of Syros, in the Cyclades, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Syros-Ermoupoli, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit includes the uninhabited islands Gyaros (lying to the northwest of Syros) and Varvaroúsa. Population 3,611 (2021 census); land area 67.014 square kilometres (25.874 square miles).[3] The municipal unit shares the island of Sýros with the municipal units of Ermoupoli and Poseidonia.