Editing Symi (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Symi island in Greece.jpg|Symi island seen from above, with [[Turkey]] in the background|thumb|left]]
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Symi is part of the [[Dodecanese]] island chain, located about {{convert|41|km|0|abbr=off}} north-northwest of [[Rhodes]] and {{convert|425|km|0|abbr=on}} from [[Piraeus]], the port of [[Athens]], with {{convert|58.1|km²|1|abbr=out}} of mountainous terrain. Its nearest land neighbors are the [[Datça]] and [[Bozburun Peninsula|Bozburun]] peninsulas of [[Muğla Province]] in [[Turkey]]. Its interior is characterised by small valleys, and its coastline alternates between rocky cliffs, beaches and isolated coves. 

Its main town, located on the northeast coast, is named Symi. The lower town around the harbour, is referred to as Yialos, and the upper town is called Horio or [[Ano Symi]]. Other townships are Pedi, Nimborio, Marathounda and Panormitis. Panormitis is the location of the island's famous monastery which is visited by people from all over the world, and many Greeks pay homage to St Michael of Panormitis each year. The island has 2,603 inhabitants, mostly engaged in tourism, fishing, and trade. In the tourist season which lasts from Easter until Panormitis Day in early November, tourists and day-trippers increase the number of people on the island to as much as 6,000.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.symigreece.com/damer.htm |title=An Ethnography of Tourism on Symi: Research Report, Sean Damer (2003) |access-date=2015-10-02 |archive-date=2010-03-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100312112142/http://www.symigreece.com/damer.htm |url-status=dead}}</ref> 

In addition to its many historical sites, the island's isolated beaches, many reachable only by small boats, are popular with tourists. The '''Municipality of Sými''' includes the uninhabited offshore islets of Gialesíno, Diavátes, Kouloúndros, Marmarás, Nímos, Sesklío, and Chondrós. Its total land area is {{convert|65.754|km²|3|abbr=out}}.<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|access-date=2016-12-09|archive-date=2015-09-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921212047/http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>