Oenussae
Employment
The vast majority of the workforce of the island is engaged in seafaring, fishing and goat-herding.
The islands are noted as the origin of an unusual cluster of successful ship-owning families: the Lemos, Pateras, Hadjipateras, Samonas,Kollakis and Lyras families. Whilst most of the families now live elsewhere most of the year, the islands and town are well maintained with a strong naval connection. Oinoussians abroad are noted for their successful entrepreneurial skills in the industrial transportation industry. Although the number of Oinoussian ship operating companies has fallen since their heyday in the 1960s, they still maintain a formidable position in the industrial transportation industry.
The islands of the complex
The Oinousses Complex comprises the below islands. The largest is Oinousses or Egnoussa (14.3 km), the second-largest is the islet Pasas or Panagia (2.5 km) and the third-largest is the islet of Vatos. The municipality has an area of 17.427 km.
- Oinousses or Egnoussa (Οινούσσες)
- Agios Panteleimon (Άγιος Παντελεήμων)
- Archontoniso (Αρχοντόνησο)
- Gadros (Γάδρος)
- Gaidouronisos (Γαϊδουρόνησος)
- Mallaropetra (Μαλλιαρόπετρα)
- Monaftis (Μονάφτης)
- Nisi Panagias (Νησί Παναγιάς)
- Nisi Pittas (Νησί Πίττας)
- Papapondikadiko (Παπαποντικάδικο)
- Pasas or Panagia (Πασάς)
- Pateroniso (Πατερόνησο)
- Pontikonisi (Ποντικονήσι)
- Prassonisia (Πρασονήσια)
- Santa Panagia (Σάντα Παναγιά)
- Vatos (Βάτος)
Historical population
Year | Population |
---|---|
1981 | 705 |
1991 | 636 |
2001 | 1,050 |
2011 | 826 |
2021 | 911 |
See also
- Battle of the Oinousses Islands in 1695 between the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Venice
- List of settlements in the Chios regional unit
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ "Οινούσσες". diakopes.in.gr. Archived from the original on 7 May 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
External links
Media related to Oinousses at Wikimedia Commons