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| [[Prefecture]]: || [[Cyclades]]
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| [[Provinces of Greece|Provinces]]: || [[Kea Province|Kea]]
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| Seat: || '''Kea'''
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| Location: Latitude: Longitude:|| 37.328/37°40" N lat.25.612/25°19" E long
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| Population: ([[1991]])  - Total  - Density¹  - Rank|| 1,797   
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| Elevation:  -lowest:  -centre:  -highest:|| [[Aegean Sea]] 2 m (centre) western part
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| Number of towns, villages and settlements: || 10
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| [[List of postal codes in Greece|Postal code]]: || 840 02
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| [[Area codes in Greece|Area/distance code]]: || 11-(00)30-[[Greece dialing codes beginning with 228|22880]]-2
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| [[YPES|Municipal code]]: || -
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| [[License plates in Greece|Car designation]]: || <code>EP</code>
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| 3-letter abbreviation: || ANI ('''A'''gios '''Ni'''kolaos)
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| Website: || [http://www.kea.gr www.kea.gr]
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'''Kea''', also known as ''Gia'' (Κέα / Τζια in Greek), ''Tzia'' and ''Keos'' (Ancient: Κέως), is an island of the [[Cyclades]] archipelago, in the [[Aegean Sea]], in [[Greece]]. It is the island of the Cyclades complex that is closest to [[Attica]] (about 1 hour by ferry from [[Lavrio]]) and is also 20 km from [[Cape Sounio]] as well as 60 km SE of [[Athens]]. Its climate is arid and its terrain is hilly. Its capital, [[Ioulis]], is inland at a high altitude (like most ancient Cycladic settlements, for the fear of pirates) and is considered quite picturesque. Other major villages of Kea are [[Korrisia]] (the port) and [[Vourkari]] (a fishing village). After suffering depopulation for many decades, Kea has been recently rediscovered by [[Athens]] city dwellers as a convenient destination for weekends and yachting trips. The population in [[1991]] was only 1,797 and the density below prefectural and Greek average. Kea is 19 km long from north to south and 9 km wide from west to east. The area is 128 km² with the highest point being 560 or 570 m.

Kea was the home of [[Simonides of Ceos]], an ancient Greek lyric poet. It is also the location of a Bronze Age settlement called [[Agia Eirini (Lassithi), Greece|Ayia Irini]], which reached its height in the Late Minoan and Early Mycenaean eras (1600-1400 BCE).

The municipality includes the island of [[Makronisos]] to the northwest as well as a couple of ferry and shipping lines.

==Historical population==
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| [[1991]] || - || - || 1,797 || - || 13.93/km²
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==Communities==

*[[Chavouna]]
*[[Ellinika Kea]]
*[[Kato Meria]]
*[[Ioulis]]
*[[Kea, Greece|Kea]]
*[[Korissia]]
*[[Koundouros, Greece]]
*[[Otzias]]
*[[Pisses]]
*[[Vourkari]]

==Other==

Kea has a few schools, a few lyceums, a gymnasia, churches, banks, a post office and squares (''plateies'').

== External links ==
*[http://www.kea.gr Island website]
*'''Map and Aerial photos:'''
**Coordinates: {{coor dms|37|40|0|N|26|19|0|E|region:GR}}
**[http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?tb=1&city=Kea&country=GR Mapquest - Kea], street map not yet available

==See also==

*[[Communities of the Cyclades]]

[[Category:Cities and towns in Greece]]
[[Category:Islands of Greece]]
[[Category:Provinces of Greece]]
[[Category:The Cyclades]]

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 *[[Kato Meria]]
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-'''Kea''', also known as ''Gia'' (Κέα / Τζια in Greek), ''Tzia'' and ''Keos'' (Ancient: Κέως), is an island of the [[Cyclades]] archipelago, in the [[Aegean Sea]], in [[Greece]]. It is the island of the Cyclades complex that is closest to [[Attica]] (about 1 hour by ferry from [[Lavrio]]) and is also 20 km from [[Cape Sounio]] as well as 60 km SE of [[Athens]]. Its climate is arid and its terrain is hilly. Its capital, [[Ioulis]], is inland at a high altitude (like most ancient Cycladic settlements, for the fear of pirates) and is considered quite picturesque. Other major villages of Kea are [[Korrisia]] (the port) and [[Vourkari]] (a fishing village). After suffering depopulation for many decades, Kea has been recently rediscovered by [[Athens]] city dwellers as a convenient destination for weekends and yachting trips.  The population in [[1991]] was only 1,797 and the density below prefectural and Greek average.  Kea is 19 km long from north to south and 9 km wide from west to east.  The area is 128 km² with the highest point being 560 or 570 m.
+'''Kea''', also known as ''Gia'' (Κέα / Τζια in Greek), ''Tzia'' and ''Keos'' (Ancient: Κέως), is an island of the [[Cyclades]] archipelago, in the [[Aegean Sea]], in [[Greece]]. It is the island of the Cyclades complex that is closest to [[Attica]] (about 1 hour by ferry from [[Lavrio]]) and is also 20 km from [[Cape Sounio]] as well as 60 km SE of [[Athens]]. Its climate is arid and its terrain is hilly. Its capital, [[Ioulis]], is inland at a high altitude (like most ancient Cycladic settlements, for the fear of pirates) and is considered quite picturesque. Other major villages of Kea are [[Korissia]] (the port) and [[Vourkari]] (a fishing village). After suffering depopulation for many decades, Kea has been recently rediscovered by [[Athens]] city dwellers as a convenient destination for weekends and yachting trips.  The population in [[1991]] was only 1,797 and the density below prefectural and Greek average.  Kea is 19 km long from north to south and 9 km wide from west to east.  The area is 128 km² with the highest point being 560 or 570 m.
 Kea was the home of [[Simonides of Ceos]], an ancient Greek lyric poet. It is also the location of a Bronze Age settlement called [[Agia Eirini (Lassithi), Greece|Ayia Irini]], which reached its height in the Late Minoan and Early Mycenaean eras (1600-1400 BCE).

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 *[[Chavouna]]
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 *[[Kato Meria]]
 *[[Ioulis]]