Kos

Also known as Cos

Kos or Cos (; ) is a Greek island, which is part of the Dodecanese island chain in the southeastern Aegean Sea. Kos is the third largest island of the Dodecanese, after Rhodes and Karpathos; it has a population of 37,089 (2021 census), making it the second most populous of the Dodecanese after Rhodes. The island measures . Administratively, Kos constitutes a municipality within the Kos regional unit, which is part of the South Aegean region. The principal town of the island and seat of the municipality is the town of Kos.

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Kos is a Greek island located in the southeastern Aegean Sea as part of the Dodecanese island chain, making it the third largest island in that group with a population of about 37,000 people. It is administratively organized as a municipality within the South Aegean region, with its main town, also called Kos, serving as the regional center.

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Greek Dimos.name: Kos
Greek Dimos.name_local: Κως
Greek Dimos.type: municipality
Greek Dimos.image_map: 2011 Dimos Ko.png
Greek Dimos.image_skyline: Greece kos city.jpg
Greek Dimos.caption_skyline: Aerial view of Kos town
Greek Dimos.elevation_min: 0
Greek Dimos.elevation_max: 843
Greek Dimos.periph: South Aegean
Greek Dimos.periphunit: Kos
Greek Dimos.pop_municipality: 37089
Greek Dimos.area_municipality: 295.3
Greek Dimos.pop_municunit: 21430
Greek Dimos.area_municunit: 67.2
Greek Dimos.demonym: Koan, Coan
Greek Dimos.since: 2019
Greek Dimos.population_as_of: 2021
Greek Dimos.postal_code: 853 xx

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Official website

Αρχική - Δήμος Κω

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Κως
Population: 33387
Area: 290.3
Elevation: 846
Official website: kos.gov.gr
Image: Greece kos city neratzia.jpg

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native label: Κως
P12749: Friedrich von Hügel
Commons category: Kos
postal code: 853 00–853 99
P8168: Dikerogammarus villosus

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Name
Geography
Climate
Municipality
Economy
History
Mythological origins
Archaic Era
Classical Era
Coae vestes
Hellenistic Era
Roman Era
Byzantine Era
Genoese Era
Ottoman Era
Italian Rule and WWII
Contemporary
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==Name== The name Kos () is first attested in the Iliad, and has been in continuous use since. Other ancient names include Meropis, Cea, and Nymphaea.