Ikaria

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Ikaria Ικαρία
Municipality
View of Agios Kirykos, Ikaria's capital
Ikaria Location within the region
Coordinates: 37°35′N 26°10′E / 37.583°N 26.167°E / 37.583; 26.167
Country	Greece
Administrative region	North Aegean
Regional unit	Ikaria
Government
• Mayor	Fanourios Karoutsos (KKE)
Area
• Municipality	255.3 km2 (98.6 sq mi)
Highest elevation	1,037 m (3,402 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Municipality	8,843
• Density	35/km2 (90/sq mi)
Demonym	Ikarian
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	833 xx
Area code(s)	22750
Vehicle registration	MO

Ikaria, also spelled Icaria (/aɪˈkɛəriə/;^[2] Greek: Ικαρία [ikaˈri.a]), is a Greek island in the Aegean Sea, 10 nautical miles (19 km) southwest of Samos.

Administratively, Ikaria forms a separate municipality within the Ikaria regional unit, which is part of the North Aegean region. The principal town of the island and seat of the municipality is Agios Kirykos.^[3] The historic capitals of the island include Oenoe and Evdilos.

According to tradition, it derives its name from Icarus, the son of Daedalus in Greek mythology, who was believed to have fallen into the sea nearby and to have been buried on the island.^[4]