Azalas, Naxos

Greece Greece

Administrative Region : South Aegean
Regional unit : Naxos

Azalas ( [Note 1]) is a bay and coastal settlement in eastern Naxos with 29 inhabitants (2011 census). [1] It is located a little north of Moutsouna. It is about 7 km from Apeiranthos and 37 km from Naxos Town. [2] Administratively, it belongs to the Municipal Community of Aperathos of the Municipal Unit of Drymalia of the Municipality of Naxos & Small Cyclades.

Population development
Year 1991 2001 2011
Population 39 28 29
Sources [3] [4] [1]

Administrative changes

In the 1991 census, it is recognized as a settlement and annexed to the community of Aperathou, based in the settlement of Apeirathos. [5] [3]
In 1997, with the implementation of the Kapodistrias program (law 2539/97), the community of Aperathou was abolished and the settlement of Azalas was annexed to the newly established municipality of Drymalia, based in the settlement of Chalkio. [6] Specifically, with the Kapodistrias program, it belonged to the Municipal Department of Aperathou, of the Municipality of Drymalia, of the prefecture of Cyclades, to the geographical department of the Aegean Islands. [4]
In 2010, with the implementation of the Kallikratis program (law 3852/2010), the municipality of Drymalia is abolished and Azalas belongs to the Municipal Community of Aperathos, which belongs to the Municipality of Naxos & Small Cyclades. [7]

Today, after the last change of 2010 (Kallikratis program), it constitutes together with the settlements Aperathos (722 k.), Kanaki (14 k.), Kleido (24 k.), Lygaridia (23 k.), Moutsouna (84 k. .) and Panermos (8 k.) the municipal community of Aperathou (904 k.). The d.k. Aperathou belongs to the municipal unit of Drymalia, the municipality of Naxos and the Small Cyclades, the regional unit of Naxos (the former prefecture of Cyclades), in the region of South Aegean. [1]

Difference
Geography

This bay is created by a rocky eastern end in an east-northeast direction that creates a relative embrace near Cape Stavros. Name given due to the end of the cape.

From Azalas, the road ends about 2 km north of Loggonari (with the small beach of Pyrgamoni), after passing the seasonal ravine "Pnchti" and the small beach "Firo Limenari". [8]
The beach

Azalas beach is rocky except for a small part of it with pebbles or sometimes sand.
Weather conditions

For fishing activities in this area, it is necessary to constantly update the meteorological report due to the intense phenomena of the maritime situation that are observed. To the northeast and near the Azala bay are the Makares Islands.
Photo Collection

View from Stavros Keramotis to the east, in the bay of Azalas and Cape Stavros (in Moutsounas). On the left is the islet of Stroggili (of the Makares complex) and on the horizon is Amorgos.

The beach in Azalas

Azalas (pebble beach)

Azala beach

Notes

In official documents (Government Gazette, census) it is listed as Azalas.

References

"Government Gazette of UNITED Population Results", p. Archived 24/11/2017. Retrieved 09/01/2018.
"Azalas" from thisisnaxos.gr. Archived 27/03/2018. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
"Real population of Greece during the census of March 17, 1991 by prefectures, provinces, municipalities, communities and settlements", p. 148 (p. 150 of the pdf) by ELSTAT. Archived 20/08/2017. Retrieved 08/01/2018.
"Census of population - houses of March 18, 2001", p. 268 (p. 270 of pdf) by ELSTAT, Archived 29/07/2017, Retrieved 08/01/2018.
"Government Gazette 882B - 6/12/1993", p. 9532 (p. 118 of the pdf) by EETAA. Archived 27/02/2018. Retrieved 27/02/2018.
"Government Gazette 244A - 04/12/1997" p. 8815 (on pdf p. 27), by EETAA. Archived 30/3/2017. Retrieved 27/2/2018
"Government Gazette 87A - 07/06/2010" p. 1791 (on pdf p. 7), by EETAA. Archived 27/2/2018. Retrieved 27/2/2018
Map 311 NAXOS, "SKAI & TERRAIN", 2009 edition.

Municipal Community Aperathos
Azalas (Αζάλας, ο)
Apeiranthos (Απείρανθος, η)
Kanaki (Κανάκι, το)
Kleido (Κλειδώ, η)
Lygaridia (Λυγαρίδια, τα)
Moutsouna (Μουτσούνα, η)
Panermos (Πάνερμος, ο)