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Samos town spreads from the coast at the port of Vathy up to the hillside neighbourhood of Ano Vathy. Its houses are built in amphitheatrical formation, around the bay. In front of the settlement is the port with a wharf of more than 150 meters length. Notable buildings in Samos are the old churches
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During 19th century it became the administration centre of the island. At that time, its population increased. After the union of Samos with Greece, Samos town remained the administrative centre of the island, as well as becoming the capital of the modern municipality of Samos.
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of Agios Nikolaos and Agios Spiridon, the town hall, the archeological museum and two statues (the statue of Themistocles Sofoulis on the coastal road and the big lion statue on the central square).
686: 436:[Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024. 94: 551: 40: 296: 681: 172: 160: 433: 334:. It is also known by its old name of Vathy (Βαθύ), though this now usually refers to the old hillside suburb of 544: 266: 473: 286: 65: 630: 148: 49: 537: 529: 274: 17: 245: 255: 8: 511: 446: 136: 434:"Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" 311: 675: 330:. It is the capital of the regional unit of Samos and of the municipality of 109: 96: 657: 622: 487: 351: 347: 335: 177: 141: 608: 570: 346:
The town of Samos was built in the middle of 18th century as the port of
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Samos (disambiguation)
Community
Samos town from Ano Vathy
Samos is located in Greece
37°45′N 26°58′E / 37.750°N 26.967°E / 37.750; 26.967
Greece
Administrative region
North Aegean
Regional unit
Samos
Municipality
East Samos
Municipal unit
Vathy
Demonym
Time zone
UTC+2
EET
DST
UTC+3
EEST
Postal code
Area code(s)
Vehicle registration
Greek
Samos
Greece
East Samos
Ano Vathy
Vathy

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