Country Greece Postal code 822 00 Website www.homeroupolis.gr Local time Friday 2:54 PM Municipality Chios Regional unit Chios | Time zone EET (UTC+2) Vehicle registration ΧΙ Elevation 40 m Area code 22710 Administrative region North Aegean | |
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Omiroupoli (Greek: Ομηρούπολη) is a former municipality in the central part of on the island of Chios, North Aegean, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Chios, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 155.015 km2. Population 7,527 people (2011 census). The seat of the municipality was Vrontados (pop. 5,323), the second largest town on the island (after Chios (town)). The next largest towns are Lagkáda (760), Karyaí (618), and Sykiáda (562).
Map of Omiroupoli 821 00, Greece
Tradition claims that epic poet Homer (Όμηρος) was born and lived here, thus the name of the municipal unit.
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Omiroupoli Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA