Sykologos

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Sykologos
Συκολόγος
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Sykologos is located in Greece
Sykologos
Sykologos
Coordinates: 35°1.2′N 25°30.7′E / 35.0200°N 25.5117°E / 35.0200; 25.5117Coordinates: 35°1.2′N 25°30.7′E / 35.0200°N 25.5117°E / 35.0200; 25.5117
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCrete
Regional unitHeraklion
MunicipalityViannos
Community
 • Population396 (2011)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Sykologos (Greek: Συκολόγος) is a village and a community in the southeastern part of the Heraklion regional unit, in Crete, Greece. Its population in 2011 was 314 for the village, and 396 for the community, which includes the villages Ano Vigla and Tertsa.[1] It is 81.5 km from Heraklion, 16 km from Ano Viannos, 28 km from Ierapetra and 7.5 km from the coastline of the Libyan Sea at Tertsa. Today it is a part of Municipality of Viannos. Olives and bananas are the main crops. The name Sykologos stems from an ancient word for "fig collector".

Population[]

The rock "Psarocharako" in Tertsa.
The Church of Afentis Christos.
Year Population
1951 532
1961 523
1971 487
1981 474
1991 371
2001[2] 359
2011[1] 314

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. ^ "Detailed census results 2001" (PDF). (39 MB) (in Greek and English)
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