Chios (regional unit)


Chios is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of North Aegean. The capital of the regional unit is the town of Chios. The regional unit consists of the islands of Chios, Psara, Oinousses and some smaller uninhabited islands, all in the Aegean Sea.

Administration

The regional unit Chios is subdivided into 3 municipalities. These are :
As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the regional unit Chios was created out of the former prefecture Chios. The prefecture had the same territory as the present regional unit. At the same time, the municipalities were reorganised, according to the table below.
New municipalityOld municipalitiesSeat
ChiosChios Chios
ChiosAgios MinasChios
ChiosAmaniChios
ChiosIoniaChios
ChiosKampochoraChios
ChiosKardamylaChios
ChiosMastichochoriaChios
ChiosOmiroupoliChios
OinoussesOinoussesOinousses
PsaraPsaraPsara