Editing Nea Kios

{{Infobox Greek Dimos
|name = Nea Kios
|name_local = Νέα Κίος
|type = municipal unit
|image_map = DE Neas Kiou.svg
|map_caption = Location within the regional unit
|periph = [[Peloponnese (region)|Peloponnese]]
|periphunit = [[Argolis]]
|municipality = [[Argos-Mykines]]
|municunit = Nea Kios
|pop_municunit = 2743
|population_as_of = 2021
|area_municunit = 5.70 
|elevation = 5
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|postal_code = 212 50
|area_code = 2751
|licence = AP
|website = 
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'''Nea Kios''' ({{langx|el|Νέα Κίος}}) is a small town and former municipality in [[Argolis]], [[Peloponnese (region)|Peloponnese]], [[Greece]]. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality [[Argos-Mykines]], of which it is a municipal unit.<ref name=Kallikratis>{{Cite web|url=http://www.et.gr/idocs-nph/search/pdfViewerForm.html?args=5C7QrtC22wGYK2xFpSwMnXdtvSoClrL81-32jgAMSfbnMRVjyfnPUeJInJ48_97uHrMts-zFzeyCiBSQOpYnT00MHhcXFRTsb2fGphpq4MKX2ZkaHobySNnvZCNHXvYVvlf80XevW0Q.|title=ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities|language=el|publisher=[[Government Gazette (Greece)|Government Gazette]]}}</ref> The emblem of the town is [[Argo]]. The municipal unit has an area of 5.700&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>.<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}}</ref> It was founded by [[refugee]]s from [[Cius]] in [[Bithynia]] after the [[Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922)|expulsion of the Greeks from Asia Minor]].
[[Image:Nea kios fish.JPG|thumbnail|A fisherman in Nea Kios displays his catch.]]

==Geography==
[[Image:Nea Kios port 2.jpg|thumbnail|A view of the port of Nea Kios.]]
Nea Kios is situated in a plain on the coast of the [[Argolic Gulf]], at the mouth of the rivers [[Inachos (river)|Inachos]] and [[Erasinos]]. The rivers' waters create marsh in the surrounding area. It is 4&nbsp;km northwest of [[Myloi, Argolis|Myloi]], 6&nbsp;km south of [[Argos, Peloponnese|Argos]] and 6&nbsp;km northwest of [[Nafplio]]. It is considered the seaport of Argos. Near Nea Kios is the site of the ancient town of [[Temenium]].

==History==
Nea Kios is the historical continuation of [[Cius]] of [[Asia Minor]], a city of 15,000 residents built at the head of the gulf of Cius in [[Sea of Marmara|Propontis]], seat of the Metropolis of [[Nicaea]] and seaport of [[Bursa]]. Refugees of Cius, after the [[Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922)|Asia Minor disaster]] of 1922, transferred to [[Kalamaria]] where they stayed few years before most of them move out for Argolis when they were given space to settle.

The establishment of Nea Kios started in 1926, following the actions of a special commission following the actions of a special committee set up in 1925, chaired by Christos Delis.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://argolikivivliothiki.gr/2011/12/12/%ce%b4%ce%b5%ce%bb%ce%ae%cf%82-%cf%87%cf%81%ce%ae%cf%83%cf%84%ce%bf%cf%82-1887-1960/|language=el|title=Delis Christos (1887-1960)|website=ARGOLIKOS ARCHIVAL LIBRARY OF HISTORY AND CULTURE|accessdate=2021-04-08}}</ref> The settlement began in 1927 and was recognized as a settlement in 1928.

==Historical population==
Since its establishment, the actual population of Nea Kios according to [[Hellenic Statistical Authority|ELSTAT]] is:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://dlib.statistics.gr/portal/page/portal/ESYE/categoryyears?p_cat=10007862&p_topic=10007862|title=Directory of census publications|website=Digital Library ELSTAT}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|- 
! Year !! Municipal unit
|-
|1928||1.084
|-
|1940||1.899
|-
|1951||1.915
|-
|1961||2.032
|-
|1971||2.180
|-
| 1981 || 2,272
|-
| 1991 || 2,456
|-
| 2001 || 3,646
|-
| 2011<ref name=stat11>{{cite web|url=https://www.eetaa.gr/eetaa/metaboles/apografes/apografi_2011_rev.pdf|publisher=National Statistical Service of Greece|title=Population & housing census 2011 (2014 revision)|language=el}}</ref> || 2,820
|-
| 2021<ref name="census21" /> || 2,743
|}

==Culture==
Since 1982 a museum operates in Nea Kios, named '''Laskarideio Folklore Museum''', which houses costumes and various items from Cius of Asia Minor. The name of the museum is a reference to ''Evristhenis Laskaridis'', a doctor who published books on the history of Cius.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://greece.terrabook.com/el/argolis/page/laskarideio-laografiko-mouseio/|language=Greek |title=Λασκαρίδειο Λαογραφικό Μουσείο - Αργολίδα &#124; Terrabook |website=greece.terrabook.com |accessdate=2022-06-20}}</ref>

==Sports==
Two sport clubs are based at Nea Kios, '''A.C. Argonaftis Nea Kios''' (="''Α.Ο. Αργοναύτης Νέας Κίου''"), established in 1933 and '''Nea Kios Sports Club''' (="''Αθλητικός Όμιλος Νέας Κίου''"), established in 1979, which operates under Argonaftis.

==Town partnerships==
Nea Kios fosters partnerships with the following places:
* [[Meddersheim]], [[Rhineland-Palatinate]], [[Germany]]
::The partnership agreement between Nea Kios and Meddersheim was read out by mayors Georgios Maninis (Nea Kios) and Tilo Krauß (Meddersheim) and signed amid much festivity on 15 July 2008 in Meddersheim.<ref>[http://meddersheim.creativewebteam.de/Partnerschaft-Nea-Kios.150.0.html Partnership with Meddersheim] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203014319/http://meddersheim.creativewebteam.de/Partnerschaft-Nea-Kios.150.0.html |date=2013-12-03 }}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of settlements in Argolis]]

==References==
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{{Argos-Mykines div}}

[[Category:Populated places in Argolis]]
[[Category:Argos-Mykines]]