Oinousses
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| Oinousses Οινούσσες |
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 Oinousses main settlement |
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| Geography | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Island Chain: | North Aegean |
| Total Isles: | 6 |
| Area:[1] | 17.427 km² (7 sq.mi.) |
| Government | |
 Greece |
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| Periphery: | North Aegean |
| Prefecture: | Chios |
| Capital: | Oinousses (town) |
| Statistics | |
| Population: | 1,050 (as of 2001) |
| Density: | 60 /km² (156 /sq.mi.) |
| Postal Code: | 821 01 |
| Area Code: | 22710 |
| License Code: | ΧΙ |
Oinousses (Greek: Οινούσσες), alternative forms: Aignoussa (Αιγνούσα) or Egnoussa(Εγνούσα) is a barren cluster of 9 small islands some 2km off the north-east coast of the Greek island of Chios and 8km west of Turkey, as well as a community and a municipality. Oinousses has a small resident population, living primarily in the islands' town of Oinoússes (pop. 999), and a recently built monastery. The town is centred around a square (plateia) and a small port; it includes a school, several churches, a Naval high school and a maritime museum. The only other populated settlements are Kástron (pop. 32) and Aspalathrókampos (19).
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, 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.
Old maps have also show the islands under the name of Spalmadores.
[edit] Historical population
| Year | Population | Change |
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| 1981 | 705 | - |
| 1991 | 636 | -69/-9.79% |
| 2001 | 1,050 | +414/+65.09% |
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