Chora, Ios

Chora or Hora (Greek: Χώρα^[2]), officially Ios (Greek: Ίος), is the capital town of Ios Island in Greece and is the largest settlement on the island. It contains many of the island's facilities of tourism such as hotels and apartments. The town has only some small roads for cars many paths only accessible by foot. It is built between two small hills and in the town there are at least 24 small churches with the most famous one being the church of Panagia Gremiotissa ("Panagia of the Cliff").^[3] The modern town sits on the ruins of the ancient polis (city-state) of Ios.^[4]

Chora - Ios Χώρα - Ίος
Settlement
Chora - Ios
Coordinates: 36°43′24″N 25°16′54″E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	South Aegean
Regional unit	Thira
Municipality	Ios
Area
• Total	1.41 km2 (0.54 sq mi)
Elevation	112 m (367 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	1,957
• Density	1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	840 01
Area code(s)	22860

Architecture

The town has typically Cycladic architecture. Almost all the buildings are covered with a layer of white lime with sea blue colored doors and window frames. There are no roads but stairs leading up to the Chora's hill. Most buildings at their base have small souvenir shops, cafe shops and restaurants and on the upper floors the residents live.^[5][6]

Climate

Chora
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D     92     14 6     84     11 7     54     15 12     22     22 13     3     27 16     4     29 20     1     35 22     1     33 24     10     28 20     34     26 18     94     20 15     131     17 12 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °C █ Precipitation totals in mm Source: [7]
Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     3.6     57 43     3.3     52 45     2.1     59 54     0.9     72 55     0.1     81 61     0.2     84 68     0     95 72     0     91 75     0.4     82 68     1.3     79 64     3.7     68 59     5.2     63 54 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °F █ Precipitation totals in inches

View of Chora of Ios

References

1. "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
2. Literally meaning country, χώρα, Linguee
3. s.a., phaistos networks. "ΠΑΝΑΓΙΑ Η ΓΚΡΕΜΝΙΩΤΙΣΣΑ. Νήσος ΙΟΣ". Archived from the original on 2018-01-25. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
4. Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
5. "Χώρα | Ίος | Διακοπές στην Ίο | Ίος Ξενοδοχεία". Archived from the original on 2018-01-24. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
6. "Χώρα - Ιος Κυκλάδες - Πληροφορίες για την Ιο - Ξενοδοχεία στην Ιο - Τουριστικός Οδηγός της Ιου". www.ios-hellas.com. Archived from the original on 2018-01-12. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
7. climate-data.org