Apollonia (Sifnos)
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Apollonia
Απολλωνία | |
|---|---|
  Apollonia | |
| Coordinates: 36°58′25″N 24°43′25″E / 36.97361°N 24.72361°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | South Aegean |
| Regional unit | Milos |
| Municipality | Sifnos |
| Municipal unit | Sifnos |
| Elevation | 200 m (700 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 1,898 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Area code(s) | +30-22840 |
Apollonia (also called Stavri[2]) is a village in Sifnos, Cyclades, Greece. It is the capital (chora) and largest village of the island with 869 inhabitants as of the 2011 Greek Census.[3] It is the head of the homonymous community, which includes the villages Vathy, Kamares, Kastro, Platys Gialos, Kato Petali, Faros and Chrysopigi and has a total population of 1,898 residents (2021).[1] It is named after the god Apollo of the Greek mythology.[2]