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Thassos
Eastern Macedonia and Thracetown
Total population
3,130
Air quality index
Demographic figures from ELSTAT. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Set in Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece, Thassos is recorded in open geodata as a town. Its coordinates of 40.778°, 24.706° place it in the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Public datasets list a population of roughly 3,130. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,610 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 63% of daylight hours. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis J.F.Naumann, 1840 · Aves429
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves209
- Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves189
- Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves154
- Gray/Purple HeronArdea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves150
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves144
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves131
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves129
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.9 — 2026-03-257 km E of Ouranoupolis, Greece
- M 4.3 — 2025-11-1310 km SSE of Ouranoupolis, Greece
- M 4.2 — 2025-11-0510 km NW of Xánthi, Greece
- M 4.9 — 2025-09-2210 km WNW of Karyes, Greece
- M 4.1 — 2025-08-126 km WNW of Karyes, Greece
- M 4.4 — 2025-06-105 km ENE of Ouranoupolis, Greece
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Eastern Macedonia and Thrace
- Panagie3.5 mi away · pop. 820
- Agios Georgios3.8 mi away · pop. 149
- Golden Beach4.3 mi away · pop. 29
- Skala Rachoniou4.9 mi away · pop. 206
- Skala Potamias5.7 mi away
- Chaidefto6.7 mi away · pop. 475
- Monastiraki7 mi away
- Prinos7.2 mi away · pop. 1,185
- Maries7.5 mi away
- Kastro7.9 mi away
- Theologos8.2 mi away · pop. 636
- Skala Sotiros9 mi away · pop. 368
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Thassos, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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Sources
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org