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Sporades
Περιφερειακή ενότητα
Σποράδων
Regional unit
Municipalities of Sporades
Municipalities of Sporades
Sporades is located in Greece
Sporades
Sporades
Sporades within Greece
Coordinates: 39°7′N 23°43′E / 39.117°N 23.717°E / 39.117; 23.717
CountryGreece
Administrative regionThessaly
Area
 • Total275.7 km2 (106.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total13,458
 • Density49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

The (Northern) Sporades (/ˈspɒrədz/; Greek: Βόρειες Σποράδες, Vóries Sporádhes [ˈvories spoˈraðes]) are an archipelago along the east coast of Greece, northeast of the island of Euboea,[2] in the Aegean Sea. They consist of 24 islands, four of which are permanently inhabited: Alonnisos, Skiathos, Skopelos and Skyros.[2] They may also be referred to as the Thessalian Sporades (Θεσσαλικές Σποράδες).

  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. ^ a b "Skyros - Britannica Concise" (description), Britannica Concise, 2006, webpage: EB-Skyros notes "including Skiathos, Skopelos, Skyros, and Alonnisos."

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