Tinos (town)

Tinos (Greek: Τήνος) is a town on the island of Tinos, in the Cyclades, Greece. It is also locally known as Chora (Χώρα) as is common in the Cyclades for island main towns.

Tinos Τήνος
Municipal unit
View of the promenade
Tinos Location within Tinos
Coordinates: 37°32′N 25°10′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	South Aegean
Regional unit	Tinos
Municipality	Tinos
Area
• Municipal unit	22.9 km2 (8.8 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Municipal unit	6,092
• Municipal unit density	270/km2 (690/sq mi)
• Community	5,111
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	EM

Tinos Town is the site of the Church of Panagia Evangelistria, a site of pilgrimage for Greeks and the town has many businesses that revolve around pilgrims' needs.

Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Tinos, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.^[2] The municipal unit has an area of 22.873 km².^[3] It shares the island of Tinos with the municipal units of Exomvourgo and Panormos.

Tinos is the largest town on the island and has been the administrative capital since the destruction of the former town and fortress of Tinos on the mountain Exobourgo. The current town was formerly known as San Nicolò.^[4]

The Church of Panagia Evangelistria, a major site of pilgrimage for Greeks.

Historical population

Year	Town population	Municipal unit population
1981	4,049	4,499
1991	3,754	-
2001	4,394	5,203
2011	4,762	5,744
2021	5,111	6,092