Omiroupoli
Encyclopedia
Omiroupoli is a former municipality in the central part of on the island of Chios
, North Aegean, Greece
. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Chios
, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 7,335 people (2001 census). The seat of the municipality was Vrontados
(pop. 4,554), the second largest town on the island (after Chios (town)
). The next largest towns are Lagkáda (916), Karyaí (763), and Sykiáda (571).
Tradition claims that epic poet
Homer
(Όμηρος) was born and lived here, thus the name of the municipal unit.
Chios
Chios is the fifth largest of the Greek islands, situated in the Aegean Sea, seven kilometres off the Asia Minor coast. The island is separated from Turkey by the Chios Strait. The island is noted for its strong merchant shipping community, its unique mastic gum and its medieval villages...
, North Aegean, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Chios
Chios
Chios is the fifth largest of the Greek islands, situated in the Aegean Sea, seven kilometres off the Asia Minor coast. The island is separated from Turkey by the Chios Strait. The island is noted for its strong merchant shipping community, its unique mastic gum and its medieval villages...
, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 7,335 people (2001 census). The seat of the municipality was Vrontados
Vrontados
Vrontados is a small coastal town located at the eastern part of the island of Chios in Greece. With a population of about 4,500 the town hosts the seat of the municipality of Omiroupolis.-Other:...
(pop. 4,554), the second largest town on the island (after Chios (town)
Chios (town)
Chios is the main town and a former municipality on the island of Chios, North Aegean, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Chios, of which it is a municipal unit. It is located on the eastern coast of the island facing the Turkish coastal town of Çeşme...
). The next largest towns are Lagkáda (916), Karyaí (763), and Sykiáda (571).
Tradition claims that epic poet
Epic poetry
An epic is a lengthy narrative poem, ordinarily concerning a serious subject containing details of heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation. Oral poetry may qualify as an epic, and Albert Lord and Milman Parry have argued that classical epics were fundamentally an oral poetic form...
Homer
Homer
In the Western classical tradition Homer , is the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, and is revered as the greatest ancient Greek epic poet. These epics lie at the beginning of the Western canon of literature, and have had an enormous influence on the history of literature.When he lived is...
(Όμηρος) was born and lived here, thus the name of the municipal unit.
Historical population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 7,477 |
| 2001 | 7,335 |