Potos (Greek: Ποτός) is a village on the island of Thasos in northern Greece.[2] The village is located in the south of the island, on the coast of the Thracian Sea (the northernmost part of the Aegean Sea) with a population of 788 residents (as of 2021). The seaside village is a popular tourist resort in the July-August Summer season, where tourism provides a large proportion of the income, alongside fishing and marble exploitation.[3]
Potos
Ποτός | |
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Settlement | |
 Seafront in Potos | |
  Potos | |
| Coordinates: 40°37′N 24°37′E / 40.617°N 24.617°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | East Macedonia and Thrace |
| Regional unit | Thasos |
| Municipality | Thasos |
| Community | Theologos |
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 788 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "Potos Beach, Thassos Beaches, Thassos Island Greece". www.thassos-view.com. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ "Potos Information". Go Thassos. Retrieved 1 September 2016.