Kissamos

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Kissamos

Total population

5,000

Air quality index

39Good

WeatherAvg high 72.1°F

Coordinates35.49°, 23.66°

Demographic figures from ELSTAT. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Kissamos is a town and a municipality in the west of the island of Crete, Greece. It is part of the Chania regional unit and of the former Kissamos Province which covers the northwest corner of the island. The town of Kissamos is also known as Kastelli Kissamou and often known simply as Kastelli after the Venetian castle that was there. It is now a port and fishing harbour, with a regular ferry from the Peloponnese via Kythira. A town museum is located in the old Venetian governor's palace and there have been important archaeological finds in the town, including fine mosaics, dating from the Roman city of Kisamos. The head town of the municipality is Kastelli-Kissamos itself.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

M

Manos Katrakis

Greek actor (1908–1984)

N

Nikos Kakaounakis

Greek journalist (1938–2009)

Alexis Minotis

Greek actor and director (1900–1990)

E

Erica-Irene Daes

United Nations official

G

Giorgis Koutsourelis

Greek composer (1914–1994)

D

Dionysios Ladopoulos

Greek orthodox bishop (1974-2004)

Misail Apostolidis

Greek priest and theologian

Stavros Theodorakis

Greek journalist and politician

N

Nikolaos Renieris

A

Antonios Papadakes

Kostas Falelakis

Greec actor

V

Vasileios Psilakēs

K

Kyriakos Rodoussakis

Greek diplomat

G

Giorgos Partsalakis

Greek actor

P

Panagiotis Simandirakis

Greek politician

Y

Yannis Georgakakis

Doctor, theatrical director and theatrical wright

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Crete

• Zounaki
  9.5 mi away
• Kyparissos
  10.4 mi away
• Máleme
  10.8 mi away
• Kontomari
  11.1 mi away
• Plemeniana
  12.3 mi away
• Pera Skafi
  14 mi away
• Livadas
  17.7 mi away
• Koustogerako
  17.9 mi away
• Analipsi
  95.6 mi away · pop. 1,343
• Skillinge
  1450.4 mi away
• Löderup
  1450.5 mi away
• Borrby
  1450.8 mi away · pop. 930

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Kissamos

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Tropical Tent-web Spider

Cyrtophora citricola

Seen 2026-07-03

Eurasian Griffon

Gyps fulvus

Seen 2026-06-29

Greek rhinoceros beetle

Oryctes nasicornis kuntzeni

Seen 2026-06-27

Rhynchium oculatum

Rhynchium oculatum

Seen 2026-06-27

Cretan Cicada

Cicada cretensis

Seen 2026-06-27

Pogonosoma maroccanum

Pogonosoma maroccanum

Seen 2026-06-26

White Italian Snail

Theba pisana

Seen 2026-06-26

Mammoth Scoliid Wasp

Regiscolia maculata

Seen 2026-06-25

common fig

Ficus carica

Seen 2026-06-24

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Kissamos, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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