Pothia

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Pothia

Total population

12,324

Air quality index

45Good

Elevation4 m

Coordinates36.95°, 26.98°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Pothia or Pothaia or Kalymnos Town is the capital of Kalymnos, Greece, and the major settlement of the island. It is located in the south of Kalymnos on the edge of a bay. It is very close to Chorio or Chora, the old capital of Kalymnos. Pothia is the main port and includes the main public services of the island. The population was 13,529 inhabitants at the 2021 census.

History & geography

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

Geography

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

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).

Notable people from here

August Heitmann

German swimmer (1907–1971)

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John Cannis

Canadian politician

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Mick Pikos

Olympic wrestler

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Panagiotis Vouis

Australian footballer (born 1985)

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Skevos Zervos

Greek doctor, politician and university professor (1875–1966)

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Emmanouel Alevrofas

Turkish priest (1932–2010)

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Giannēs Manklēs

Greek writer

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Ioannis Michelakis

Greek politician and journalist

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Panteleimon Lampadarios

Greek bishop

Georgios Economou

Greek painter

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Sakellaris Kampouris

Greek poet and literary

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Chris Alahouzos

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Georgios Hatzistavris

Greek military officer and politician

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Michail Galanos

Greek politician

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Maria Skyllas-Kazacos

Australian chemical engineer

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Emilianos Koutouzis

Greek bishop

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

Nearby places in Southern Aegean

• Vothyni
  1.1 mi away
• Chora
  1.5 mi away
• Argos
  2.1 mi away
• Panormos
  2.8 mi away
• Myrties
  3.9 mi away
• Masouri
  4 mi away
• Mastichari
  8.8 mi away
• Marmari
  10.6 mi away · pop. 567
• Pyli
  12.3 mi away · pop. 2,469
• Amaniou
  12.9 mi away
• Zipari
  13.4 mi away · pop. 3,387
• Lagoudi
  14 mi away

Browse all places in Southern Aegean →

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

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Gallery

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