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{{Infobox Greek Dimos
 |name = Schoinoussa
 |name_local = Σχοινούσσα
|type = municipal unit
|image_skyline = Harbor Schinousa, Greece.jpg
|image_map = DE Schinoussis.svg
|map_caption = Location within the regional unit
|periph = [[South Aegean]]
|periphunit         = [[Naxos (regional unit)|Naxos]]
|municipality = [[Naxos and Small Cyclades]]
 |pop_municunit = 229
 |population_as_of = 2021
 |area_municunit = 8.512 
 |elevation_min = 
 |coordinates = {{coord|36|52|N|25|31|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
 |postal_code = 843 00
 |area_code = 22870
 |licence = EM
 |mayor = 
 |party              = 
 |since              = 
}}
'''Schoinoussa''' or '''Schinoussa''' ({{langx|el|Σχοινούσσα}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eetaa.gr/eetaa/metaboles/dkmet_details.php?id=4215|title=EETAA local government changes}}</ref> {{IPA|el|sçiˈnusa|pron}}; anciently Σχινοῦσσα<ref>{{Cite DARE|43458}}</ref>) is an island and a former [[Communities and Municipalities of Greece|community]] in the [[Cyclades]], [[Greece]]. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality [[Naxos and Lesser Cyclades]], of which it is a municipal unit.<ref name=Kallikratis>{{Cite web|url=http://www.et.gr/idocs-nph/search/pdfViewerForm.html?args=5C7QrtC22wGYK2xFpSwMnXdtvSoClrL81-32jgAMSfbnMRVjyfnPUeJInJ48_97uHrMts-zFzeyCiBSQOpYnT00MHhcXFRTsb2fGphpq4MKX2ZkaHobySNnvZCNHXvYVvlf80XevW0Q.|title=ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities|language=el|publisher=[[Government Gazette (Greece)|Government Gazette]]}}</ref> It lies south of the island of [[Naxos (island)|Naxos]], in the [[Lesser Cyclades]] group, between the island communities of [[Irakleia, Cyclades|Irakleia]] and [[Koufonisia]].  The population was 229 inhabitants at the 2021 census.<ref name="census21"/> Its land area is {{convert|8.512|km2|2|abbr=out}}.<ref name=stat01>{{cite web|url=http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf|publisher=National Statistical Service of Greece|title=Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)|language=el}}</ref>

==Description==
Schoinoussa is located south of [[Naxos]], in the middle about of the [[Lesser Cyclades]] island group. It is the fourth largest island of the Lesser Cyclades and the second most populated, after [[Ano Koufonisi]]. The island has three settlements, Chora the capital of the island, Mesaria and Mersini which is the port of the island.<ref>{{cite web|title=Σχοινούσα|url=http://www2.egeonet.gr/aigaio/forms/filePage.aspx?lemmaId=6902|publisher=egeonet.gr|access-date=4 July 2015}}</ref> The derivation of the name Schinoussa is not precisely known. It is believed that the name either derives from the corruption of the ancient name Echinousa or from a Venetian nobleman named Schinoza.<ref>{{cite web|title=History Culture|url=http://www.smallcyclades.com/cyclades-history-culture.asp|publisher=smallcyclades.com|access-date=4 July 2015}}</ref> Schoinoussa has been inhabited since antiquity. On the island there are sites of archaeological interest including [[Ancient Greece|ancient Greek]] and [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] ruins, ruins of a [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] church and a small medieval castle. From the 11th century, the island was the property of the [[Hozoviotissa Monastery]] on the nearby island of [[Amorgos]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Που απλώνεται η ακίνητη περιουσία της Ι.Μ. Χοζοβιώτισσας|url=http://www.cycladesvoice.gr/?aid=22170|publisher=cycladesvoice.gr|access-date=4 July 2015}}</ref>

===Historical population===
{| class=wikitable
! Year !! Population 
|-
| 2001 || 206
|-
| 2011 || 256
|-
| 2021 || 229
|}

==Climate==
[[File:Schoinoussa semi-arid steppe scenery.png|thumb|Schoinoussa [[semi-arid]] [[steppe]] scenery]]
According to the [[National Observatory of Athens]], Schoinoussa has a [[hot semi-arid climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]]: ''BSh''). Schoinoussa records the lowest average annual precipitation in [[Greece]] with around 240 mm, missing the [[hot desert climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]]: BWh) by less than 50 mm.<ref name="[[National Observatory of Athens]]">{{cite web | url=https://www.meteo.gr/Monthly_Bulletins.cfm | title=Monthly Bulletins | accessdate=9 April 2023}}</ref> The area has very mild winters and hot summers.

{{Weather box
|width = auto
|location= Schoinoussa 72 m a.s.l.
|metric first=yes
|single line=yes
|Jan high C=14.3
|Feb high C=15.0
|Mar high C=16.2
|Apr high C=19.4
|May high C=23.1
|Jun high C=27.9
|Jul high C=30.4
|Aug high C=30.5
|Sep high C=27.2
|Oct high C=22.7
|Nov high C=19.3
|Dec high C=15.7

|Jan mean C=12.4
|Feb mean C=13.1
|Mar mean C=14.0
|Apr mean C=16.8
|May mean C=20.2
|Jun mean C=24.7
|Jul mean C=27.0
|Aug mean C=27.2
|Sep mean C=24.6
|Oct mean C=20.4
|Nov mean C=17.3
|Dec mean C=13.9

|Jan low C=10.5
|Feb low C=11.2
|Mar low C=11.8
|Apr low C=14.2
|May low C=17.4
|Jun low C=21.4
|Jul low C=23.7
|Aug low C=24.0
|Sep low C=21.9
|Oct low C=18.2
|Nov low C=15.3
|Dec low C=12.1

|Jan record high C  = 19.8
|Feb record high C  = 20.6
|Mar record high C  = 23.4
|Apr record high C  = 25.5
|May record high C  = 32.9
|Jun record high C  = 36.3
|Jul record high C  = 37.8
|Aug record high C  = 37.8
|Sep record high C  = 33.2
|Oct record high C  = 31.2
|Nov record high C  = 26.3
|Dec record high C  = 20.9

|Jan record low C   = 0.7
|Feb record low C   = 0.5
|Mar record low C   = 2.3
|Apr record low C   = 7.9
|May record low C   = 13.1
|Jun record low C   = 16.3
|Jul record low C   = 20.7
|Aug record low C   = 20.4
|Sep record low C   = 14.7
|Oct record low C   = 12.3
|Nov record low C   = 9.2
|Dec record low C   = 0.4

|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm=47.4
|Feb rain mm=32.3
|Mar rain mm=39.5
|Apr rain mm=5.0
|May rain mm=7.5
|Jun rain mm=3.7
|Jul rain mm= 0.2
|Aug rain mm= 0.1
|Sep rain mm=4.0
|Oct rain mm=11.9
|Nov rain mm=32.5
|Dec rain mm=55.2
|source 1 = [[National Observatory of Athens]] Monthly Bulletins (Jul 2013-Nov 2024)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.meteo.gr/Monthly_Bulletins.cfm|title=Monthly Bulletins|website=www.meteo.gr}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://penteli.meteo.gr/stations/schinoussa/ | title=Latest Conditions in Schinoussa, Cyclades }}</ref> and [[World Meteorological Organization]]<ref name="WMO">{{cite web | url=https://oscar.wmo.int/surface/#/search/station/stationReportDetails/0-300-1-schinoussa | title=World Meteorological Organization | accessdate=6 August 2023}}</ref>

}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Chora village in Schinoussa Island.jpg|Chora village on Schoinoussa
File:Schoinoussa3.JPG|The beach of Livadi
File:Traditional windmill in Schinoussa Island.jpg|Traditional windmill-church in Schoinoussa
File:Schoinoussa1.JPG|Schoinoussa and neighbouring islands
</gallery>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.visitgreece.gr/en/greek_islands/cyclades/schinoussa/ Visit Greece Website] {{in lang|en|el}}

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[[Category:Islands of Greece]]
[[Category:Landforms of Naxos (regional unit)]]
[[Category:Islands of the South Aegean]]
[[Category:Lesser Cyclades]]
[[Category:Populated places in Naxos (regional unit)]]


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