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Sykologos

Coordinates: 35°1.2′N 25°30.7′E / 35.0200°N 25.5117°E / 35.0200; 25.5117
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Sykologos
Συκολόγος
Sykologos is located in Greece
Sykologos
Sykologos
Coordinates: 35°1.2′N 25°30.7′E / 35.0200°N 25.5117°E / 35.0200; 25.5117
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCrete
Regional unitHeraklion
MunicipalityViannos
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community305
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Sykologos (Greek: Συκολόγος) is a village and a community in the southeastern part of the Heraklion regional unit, in Crete, Greece. The community includes the villages Ano Vigla and Tertsa.[2] It is 81.5 km from Heraklion, 16 km from Ano Viannos, 28 km from Ierapetra and 7.5 km from the coastline of the Libyan Sea at Tertsa. Today it is a part of Municipality of Viannos. Olives and bananas are the main crops. The name Sykologos stems from an ancient word for "fig collector".

Population

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The rock "Psarocharako" in Tertsa.
The Church of Afentis Christos.
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1951532—    
1961523−1.7%
1971487−6.9%
1981474−2.7%
1991371−21.7%
2001[3]362−2.4%
2011[2]396+9.4%
2021[1]305−23.0%

References

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  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  3. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-09-21.