Editing Andros (section)

{{Short description|Northernmost island of the Greek Cyclades archipelago}}
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{{Infobox Greece place
| name                    = Andros
| name_local              = <small>Περιφερειακή ενότητα / Δήμος</small><br/>Άνδρου
| type                    = regional unit and municipality
| image_skyline           = Andros town.JPG
| caption_skyline         = Andros town
| image_map               = 2011 Dimos Androu.png
| map_caption             = Andros within the South Aegean
| coordinates             = {{coord|37|50|N|24|54|E|display=inline,title}}
| periph                  = [[South Aegean]]
| seat                    = [[Andros (town)]]
| area                    = 380
| elevation               = 
| population              = 8826
| population_as_of        = 2021
| demonym                 = 
| postal_code             = 845 xx
| area_code               = 22820
| licence                 = EM
| website                 = {{url|www.androsweb.gr}}
}}
'''Andros''' ({{langx|el|Άνδρος}}, {{IPA|el|ˈanðros|pron}}) is the northernmost [[island]] of the [[Greece|Greek]] [[Cyclades]] [[archipelago]], about {{convert|10|km|0|abbr=on}} southeast of [[Euboea]], and about {{convert|3|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} north of [[Tinos]]. It is nearly {{convert|40|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} long, and its greatest breadth is {{convert|16|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}. It is for the most part [[mountain]]ous, with many fruitful and well-watered [[valley]]s.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}} The municipality, which includes the island Andros and several small, uninhabited islands, has an area of {{convert|380|km2|3|abbr=on}}.<ref name=stat01>{{cite web|url=http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf |publisher=National Statistical Service of Greece |title=Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation) |language=el |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921212047/http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf |archive-date=2015-09-21 }}</ref> The largest towns are [[Andros (town)]], Gavrio, Batsi, and Ormos Korthiou.

[[Palaiopoli, Andros|Palaeopolis]], the ancient capital, was built into a steep hillside, and the [[breakwater (structure)|breakwater]] of its harbor can still be seen underwater.<ref>For an account of Palaeopolis in early 1884, see [[James Theodore Bent|Theodore Bent]], ''The Cyclades, or Life Among the Insular Greeks''. London, 1885, pp. 287-290.</ref> At the village of Apoikia, there is the notable spring of Sariza, where the water flows from a sculpted stone lion's head. Andros also offers hiking options with many new paths being added each year.