Potos, Thasos

Potos Ποτός
Seafront in Potos
Potos
Coordinates: 40°37′N 24°37′E / 40.617°N 24.617°ECoordinates: 40°37′N 24°37′E / 40.617°N 24.617°E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	East Macedonia and Thrace
Regional unit	Thasos
Municipality	Thasos
Elevation	5 m (16 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
• Rural	815
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Website	www.thassos.gr

Potos (Greek: Ποτός) is a village on the island of Thasos in northern Greece.^[2] The village is located in the south of the island, on the coast of the Thracian Sea (the northernmost part of the Aegean Sea) with a population of 815 residents (as of 2011). The seaside village is a popular tourist resort in the July-August Summer season, where tourism provides a large proportion of the income, alongside fishing and marble exploitation.^[3]

References

1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
2. "Potos Beach, Thassos Beaches, Thassos Island Greece". www.thassos-view.com. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
3. "Potos Information". Go Thassos. Retrieved 1 September 2016.

External links

• Official municipality website