Ikaria (regional unit)

Ikaria (Greek: Περιφερειακή ενότητα Ικαρίας) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of North Aegean. The regional unit covers the island of Ikaria and the small archipelago Fournoi Korseon, in the Aegean Sea.

Ikaria Περιφερειακή ενότητα Ικαρίας
Regional unit
Municipalities of Ikaria and Samos
Ikaria Ikaria within Greece
Coordinates: 37°40′N 26°20′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	North Aegean
Area
• Total	300.6 km2 (116.1 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	10,186
• Density	34/km2 (88/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Administration

As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the regional unit Ikaria was created out of part of the former Samos Prefecture. It is subdivided into 2 municipalities. These are (number as in the map in the infobox):^[2]

• Ikaria (2)
• Fournoi Korseon (3)

New municipality	Old municipalities	Seat
Ikaria	Agios Kirykos	Agios Kirykos
	Evdilos
	Raches
Fournoi Korseon	Fournoi Korseon	Fournoi

Province

The province of Ikaria (Greek: Επαρχία Ικαρίας) was one of the provinces of the Samos Prefecture. It had the same territory as the present regional unit.^[3] It was abolished in 2006.