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! align="center" colspan="2" | Statistics
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| [[Prefecture]]: || [[Attica]]
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| Location: || {{coor dms|37|20|50|N|23|27|53|E|region:GR}}

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| Population: ([[1991]])  - Total  - Density¹  - Rank||  2,387  
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| Elevation:  -lowest:  -centre:  -highest:|| sea level 22 m(centre) 590 m
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| [[List of postal codes in Greece|Postal code]]: || 180 40
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| [[Area codes in Greece|Area/distance code]]: || 11-30-[[Greece dialing code 22980|22980]] (030-22980)-5
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| [[YPES|Municipal code]]: || 4018
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| 3-letter abbreviation: || YDR
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| Name of inhabitants: || Hydriot ''sing.'', -s ''pl.''
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| Website: || [http://www.hydra.gr www.hydra.gr] (in Greek)

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'''Hydra''' (Greek: '''Υδρα''', pronounced "EE-dhra") is one of the [[Saronic Islands]] of [[Greece]], located in the [[Aegean Sea]] between the [[Saronic Gulf]] and the [[Argolic Gulf]]. It is separated from the [[Peloponnese]] by the narrow [[Hydra Gulf]]. Hydra is also a municipality and one of the few provinces in Greece to have two municipalities -- which includes the uninhabited island of [[Dokos]] -- yet fewer than five communes. In ancient times, the island was known as Hydrea (Υδρεα), which was a reference to the springs on the island.

An island dependent upon tourism, well-to-do Athenians comprise a sizeable segment of Hydra's visitors. Ferries arrive regularly from [[Piraeus]] (the port city adjacent to Athens), as well as from the port in Nafplion, which is on the nearby Peloponnese coast. Besides garbage trucks, motor vehicles are not permitted on the island; which leaves the bulk of public transportation up to donkeys and water taxis. The inhabited area, however, is so compact that most people walk everywhere.

There is one main town, known simply as "Hydra port." It consists of a crescent-shaped harbor, around which is centered a strand of commercial establishments (restaurants, shops, markets, and galleries), all of which cater to tourists and locals (Hydriots). Steep stone streets lead up and outwards from the harbor area. Most of the local residences, as well as the hostelries on the island are located on these streets.

Although the island takes its name from ancient springs, it is now dry. While Hydra previously had wells, these were closed by seismic activity around the mid-20th century. Today, the island's water is imported by boat from the Greek mainland. The dominant geographic feature of Hydra is its rocky hillsides, which are empty save for the occasional farmhouse and one or two very isolated [[Greek Orthodox]] monasteries.

==Historical population==

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! Year !! Municipal population !! Change !! Municipal/Island population
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| [[1981]] || 2,732 || - || -
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| [[1991]] || 2,279 || -453/-16.58% || 2,387
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There are no municipal boundaries on the island and its smaller islands.

==See also:==

*[[Communities of Attica]], including Hydra
*''[[Hydra (1889)|Hydra]]'', a [[List of Greek battleships|Greek battleship]] of the [[Spetsai class]] that is named after this island

==External references==
*[http://www.travel-to-hydra.com Hydra guide]

[[Category:Attica prefecture]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Greece]]
[[Category:Islands of Greece]]

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 *[[Dimitrios Voulgaris]]
 *[[Iakovos Tombazis]]
 *[[Panagiotis Tetsis]]
 *[[Antonios Kriezis]] was descended from Hydra.

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 *[[Antonios Kriezis]] was descended from Hydra.
 *[[Andreas Miaoulis]] lived most of his life in Hydra.
 ==Historical population==

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 *[[Pavlos Kountouriotis]]
 *[[Dimitrios Voulgaris]]
-*[[Antonios Kriezis]] was descended from an Hydriote family
+*[[Iakovos Tombazis]]
 ==Historical population==

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	By [[1821]] when the Greek [[War of Independence]] broke out, Hydra had 186 ships, a naval academy and a population of 28,000. The people of Hydra greatly contributed to the war effort but that did not prevent Governor [[Ioannis Kapodistrias]] from revoking many privileges the island enjoyed after Greece became independent.		By [[1821]] when the Greek [[War of Independence]] broke out, Hydra had 186 ships, a naval academy and a population of 28,000. The people of Hydra greatly contributed to the war effort but that did not prevent Governor [[Ioannis Kapodistrias]] from revoking many privileges the island enjoyed after Greece became independent.

		+	==Persons==
		+	*[[Lazaros Kountouriotis]]
		+	*[[Georgios Kountouriotis]]
		+	*[[Pavlos Kountouriotis]]
		+	*[[Dimitrios Voulgaris]]
		+	*[[Antonios Kriezis]] was descended from an Hydriote family

	==Historical population==		==Historical population==

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-An island dependent upon tourism, well-to-do Athenians comprise a sizeable segment of Hydra's visitors. Ferries arrive regularly from [[Piraeus]] (the port city adjacent to Athens), as well as from the port in Nafplion, which is on the nearby Peloponnese coast. Besides garbage trucks, motor vehicles are not permitted on the island; which leaves the bulk of public transportation up to donkeys and water taxis. The inhabited area, however, is so compact that most people walk everywhere.
+An island dependent upon tourism, well-to-do Athenians comprise a sizeable segment of Hydra's visitors. Ferries arrive regularly from [[Piraeus]] (the port city adjacent to Athens), as well as from the port in [[Nafplion]], which is on the nearby Peloponnese coast. Besides garbage trucks, motor vehicles are not permitted on the island; which leaves the bulk of public transportation up to donkeys and water taxis. The inhabited area, however, is so compact that most people walk everywhere.
 There is one main town, known simply as "Hydra port." It consists of a crescent-shaped harbor, around which is centered a strand of commercial establishments (restaurants, shops, markets, and galleries), all of which cater to tourists and locals (Hydriots). Steep stone streets lead up and outwards from the harbor area. Most of the local residences, as well as the hostelries on the island are located on these streets.
 Although the island takes its name from ancient springs, it is now dry. While Hydra previously had wells, these were closed by seismic activity around the mid-20th century. Today, the island's water is imported by boat from the Greek mainland. The dominant geographic feature of Hydra is its rocky hillsides, which are empty save for the occasional farmhouse and one or two very isolated [[Greek Orthodox]] monasteries.