Chios

Summary

Chios is a city^[1]. Chios has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Chios is located in Chios Municipality^[3].
• Chios is located in Commune of Chios^[4].
• Chios is in the country of Greece^[5].
• Chios's instance of is recorded as city^[6].
• Chios's twinned administrative body is recorded as Genoa^[7].
• Chios's twinned administrative body is recorded as Metropolitan City of Genoa^[8].
• Chios's postal code is recorded as 82100^[9].
• Chios's Commons category is recorded as Chios town^[10].
• Chios's patron saint is recorded as Saint Markella^[11].
• Chios's local dialing code is recorded as 22710^[12].
• 900 BC marks the founding of Chios^[13].
• Chios's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.3725, 'lon': 26.1375}^[14].
• Chios's official website is recorded as http://www.chioscity.gr^[15].
• Chios has a population of {'amount': '+27015'}^[16].
• Chios has a population of {'amount': '+25671'}^[17].
• Chios has a population of {'amount': '+25231'}^[18].
• Chios has a population of {'amount': '+26850'}^[19].
• Chios's capital of is recorded as Chios Municipality^[20].
• Chios's capital of is recorded as Lordship of Chios^[21].
• Chios's capital of is recorded as Maona of Chios and Phocaea^[22].
• Chios's category for people born here is recorded as Q117457127^[23].
• Chios's category for people who died here is recorded as Category:Deaths in Chios^[24].
• Chios's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'el', 'text': 'Χίος'}^[25].
• Chios sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+10'}^[26].
• Chios's name is recorded as {'lang': 'el', 'text': 'Χώρα'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Chios is in the country of Greece^[5]. Located in include Chios Municipality^[3], a municipality of Greece^[28], in Greece^[29] and Commune of Chios^[4].

Physical Characteristics

Chios sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+10'}^[26]. Population counts include {'amount': '+27015'}^[16], {'amount': '+25671'}^[17], {'amount': '+25231'}^[18], and {'amount': '+26850'}^[19].

Designation and Status

Chios's instance of is recorded as city^[6].

History and Context

900 BC marks the founding of Chios^[13].

Why It Matters

Chios has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Chios is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]