Administrative Region : North Aegean
Regional unit : Chios
Nea Potamia (Νέα Ποταμιά) Chios
Nea Potamia, also known simply as Potamia, is a small village in the Regional Unit of Chios in the North Aegean Region, on the island of Chios, in its northern part, with a population of 64 inhabitants (2011 census) [1]. It is built at an average altitude of 450 meters above sea level, at a road distance of 50 kilometers northwest of the city of Chios.
Geography-demography
The geographical coordinates of Nea Potamia are 38 ° 31΄ wide and 25 ° 57΄ long east. The nearest village is Pispilounda, 1 km in a straight line to the north-northeast. It is 5.8 km from the sea in a straight line, to the south-southwest (port of Limia). The inhabitants of Nea Potamia are mainly engaged in agriculture.
Administratively, Nea Potamia currently belongs to the homonymous local community (of which it is the only settlement), of the Municipal Unit of Amani of the Municipality of Chios, in the Regional Unit of Chios of the North Aegean Region. Formerly, completely similarly, it was the seat of a homonymous community, of the Province and of the Prefecture of Chios. The postal code of the village is 82102.
The evolution of the population of Nea Potamia in the official censuses is shown in the table below.
Population of Nea Potamia 1971 1981 1981 1991 2001 2011
110 136 120 122 64
History
Nea Potamia was built in the 20th century by the inhabitants of an older village, called Potamia, and its ruins are preserved at the bottom of a steep valley, 1.3 km (straight line distance) northwest of today's village. The reason for the abandonment of the old village (also known today as "Old River") was its unhealthy microclimate, as the sun hardly saw it. For this reason, Nea Potamia is perhaps the only village in Chios with wide streets (8 meters wide) and a square road.
The idea to move the village has existed since 1955. Nea Potamia began to be built in 1961 and the last inhabitants left the old village in 1964. But also the old village came from a medieval settlement to Pirama, which was called Agios Georgios, with many oaks. Agios Georgios was visible from the sea, so it was an easy target for pirates and for this reason around 1600 the inhabitants moved to Palia Potamia. Palia Potamia, as its name suggests, was at the confluence of two small rivers, the largest of which was the Kourvoulos stream.
Today the village belongs ecclesiastically to the hierarchical committee of Volissos of the Holy Metropolis of Chios, Psara and Oinousses. The parish church (the "village church") of Nea Potamia is honored in the memory of Agioi Anargyroi, while that of Palia Potamia (17th century church) is commemorated in the memory of Agios Antonios.
From Nea Potamia comes Hara (Zacharoula) Karyami, an Olympian (bronze medal) with the rhythmic gymnastics team in the ensemble at the 2000 Olympic Games.
References
Population - Housing Census 2011. PERMANENT Population. Greek statistical authority.
Sources
Hellas: road-tourist maps, published by N. & I. Fotis, 33rd edition, Athens 2005/6
Georgiou I. Zolotas: History of Chios, volume A ("Historical Topography and Genealogy"). Types of P.D. Sakellariou, Athens 1921, p. 630.
| Municipal unit Amani |
|---|
| Community Agio Gala |
| Agio Gala (Άγιον Γάλα, το) |
| Community Volissos |
| Volissos (Βολισσός, η) |
| Koskinas (Κοσκινάς, ο) |
| Limnos (Λήμνος, η) |
| Limia (Λιμιά, τα) |
| Monagros (Μαναγρός, ο) |
| Moni Agias Markellas (Μονή Αγίας Μαρκέλλας, η) |
| Skariotis (Σκαριώτης, ο) |
| Chori (Χωρή, η) |
| Community Diefcha |
| Diefcha (Διευχά, τα) |
| Katavasi (Κατάβασις, η) |
| Community Keramos |
| Agiasmata (Αγιάσματα, τα (Τ.Κ.Κεράμου)) |
| Keramos (Κέραμος, η) |
| Community Kourounia |
| Egrigoros (Εγρηγόρος, ο) |
| Kourounia (Κουρούνια, τα) |
| Community Leptopoda |
| Αγιάσματα, τα (Τ.Κ.Λεπτοπόδων) |
| Leptopoda (Λεπτόποδα, τα) |
| Community Melanios |
| Melanios (Μελανιός, ο) |
| Community Nea Potamia |
| Nea Potamia (Νέα Ποταμιά, η) |
| Community Nenitouria |
| Kosmados (Κοσμάδος, ο) |
| Nenitouria (Νενητούρια, τα) |
| Community Parparia |
| Άγιος Ισίδωρος, ο |
| Parparia (Παρπαριά, η) |
| Community Pirama |
| Pirama (Πιραμά, η) |
| Community Pispilounta |
| Pispilounta (Πισπιλούντα, η) |
| Community Trypes |
| Εζούσα, η |
| Trypes (Τρύπες, αι) |
| Community Fyta |
| Kipouries (Κηπουριαί, αι) |
| Fyta (Φυτά, τα) |
| Community Chalandra |
| Afrodisia (Αφροδίσια, τα) |
| Chalandra (Χάλανδρα, τα) |
See also: Chios (island)
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