Potos
Ποτός
Seafront in Potos
Seafront in Potos
Potos is located in Greece
Potos
Potos
Coordinates: 40°37′N 24°37′E / 40.617°N 24.617°E / 40.617; 24.617
CountryGreece
Administrative regionEast Macedonia and Thrace
Regional unitThasos
MunicipalityThasos
Elevation
5 m (16 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Rural
815
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Websitewww.thassos.gr

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 815 residents (as of 2011). 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]

References

  1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. "Potos Beach, Thassos Beaches, Thassos Island Greece". www.thassos-view.com. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  3. "Potos Information". Go Thassos. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
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