Mastichari

Mastichari (Greek: Μαστιχάρι) is a fishing village and tourist resort on the island of Kos in Greece with a population of 479 (2021),[1] situated 7 kilometers away from Kos International Airport.[2] The town has a port with boats regularly departing to the island of Kalymnos.[3] Mastihari has only been inhabited since 1933, when an earthquake struck a nearby village and the inhabitants had to migrate.[4]

Mastichari
Μαστιχάρι
Settlement
Mastichari
Coordinates: 36°50′57″N 27°04′35″E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionSouth Aegean
Regional unitKos
MunicipalityKos
Municipal unitIrakleides
CommunityAntimacheia
Population
 (2021)[1]
  Total479
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

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. "Mastichari". kos4all.com. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
  3. "Mastichari". kosinfo.gr. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
  4. Naundorf, Frank; Greiner, Yvonne (2019). Kos (in German). Erlangen: Michael Müller Verlag. ISBN 978-3-95654-594-8.
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