Schoinoussa
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Schoinoussa is an island and a former community
in the Cyclades
, Greece
. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Naxos and Lesser Cyclades
, of which it is a municipal unit. It lies south of the island of Naxos
, in the Small Cyclades group, between the island communities of Irakleia
and Koufonisia. The population was 206 inhabitants at the 2001 census. Its land area is 8.512 km².
Communities and Municipalities of Greece
For the new municipalities of Greece see the Kallikratis ProgrammeThe municipalities and communities of Greece are one of several levels of government within the organizational structure of that country. Thirteen regions called peripheries form the largest unit of government beneath the State. ...
in the Cyclades
Cyclades
The Cyclades is a Greek island group in the Aegean Sea, south-east of the mainland of Greece; and a former administrative prefecture of Greece. They are one of the island groups which constitute the Aegean archipelago. The name refers to the islands around the sacred island of Delos...
, 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 Naxos and Lesser Cyclades
Naxos and Lesser Cyclades
Naxos and Lesser Cyclades is a municipality in the Naxos peripheral unit, South Aegean Periphery, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Naxos...
, of which it is a municipal unit. It lies south of the island of Naxos
Naxos (island)
Naxos is a Greek island, the largest island in the Cyclades island group in the Aegean. It was the centre of archaic Cycladic culture....
, in the Small Cyclades group, between the island communities of Irakleia
Irakleia, Cyclades
Irakleia is an island and a former community in the Cyclades, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Naxos and Lesser Cyclades, of which it is a municipal unit. Its population was officially 151 inhabitants at the 2001 census, and its land area 17.795 km². It...
and Koufonisia. The population was 206 inhabitants at the 2001 census. Its land area is 8.512 km².