| Santorini is a small circular archipelago of volcanic islands located in the southern Aegean Sea about 200 km south-east from Greece's mainland. It is also known as Thera (or Thira), forming the southernmost member of the Cyclades group of islands, with an area of approximately 73 Km2 ( 28 mi2 and a 2001 census population of 13,670. It is comprised of the Municipality of Thira (pop. 12,440) and the Community of Oia ( pop. 1,230, which includes 268 inhabitants resident on the offshore island of Thirasia, lying to the west). They have a total land area of 90.623 km², which also includes the uninhabited islands of Nea Kameni, Palaia Kameni, Aspronisi, and Christiani (all part of the Municipality of Thira). |
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