Episkopi Gonias

Episkopi Gonias (Greek: Επισκοπή Γωνιάς) also Mesa Gonia (Greek: Μέσα Γωνιά) is a village and a community on the island of Santorini in Greece, located 6 km southeast of the capital Fira.[2] The village is built on the foothills of Profitis Ilias mountain and had 187 inhabitants according to the 2021 census.[1] Episkopi Gonias was almost entirely destroyed by an earthquake in 1956. As a result, most of its dwellers moved near the coast and built the village of Kamari. Today, Episkopi Gonias and Kamari comprise the community (Δημοτική Κοινότητα) of Episkopi Gonias with a total population of 1,252 (2021).[1]

Episkopi Gonias
Επισκοπή Γωνιάς
Community
Episkopi Gonias
Coordinates: 36°23′06″N 25°27′35″E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionSouth Aegean
Regional unitThira
MunicipalityThira
Municipal unitThira
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community1,252
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

The village derives its name from Panagia Episkopi, a nearby 11th century Byzantine church which used to be the seat of the Orthodox diocese of Santorini.

References
  1. "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
  2. "Episkopi (Mesa) Gonia". Municipality of Thira Official Tourism Portal. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
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