Chamaitoulo (Χαμαίτουλο) is a small village located in the Ziros municipality of the Lasithi region on the island of Crete, Greece. The village is situated in a mountainous area at the edge of a small plateau at an altitude of 590 meters, along the road from Ziros to Xerokampos. It is 7 kilometers from Ziros and 34 kilometers from Sitia.
The village is almost deserted. The few inhabitants are mainly engaged in raising sheep and goats. In the village, there is the church of Agios Georgios (Saint George) with a simple wood-carved iconostasis, as well as an ancient fountain, from which the inhabitants still get water. At a distance of 2 kilometers from the village, there are the ruins of a Neolithic settlement.
The table below shows the population of Chamaitoulo over the years:
Year |
Population |
Notes |
|---|---|---|
1583 |
22 |
(1650) |
1881 |
59 |
59 Christians, 0 Muslims |
1900 |
78 |
|
1920 |
86 |
|
1928 |
77 |
|
1940 |
78 |
|
1951 |
69 |
|
1961 |
61 |
|
1971 |
45 |
|
1981 |
50 |
|
1991 |
41 |
|
2001 |
51 |
|
2011 |
2 |
|
2021 |
14 |
Settlement: Key Points
- Chamaitoulo is located in the Lasithi region of Crete, Greece.
- The village is situated in a mountainous area at an altitude of 590 meters.
- Chamaitoulo is 7 kilometers from Ziros and 34 kilometers from Sitia.
- The village is almost deserted, and its few inhabitants are mainly engaged in raising sheep and goats.
- In the village, there is the church of Agios Georgios and an ancient fountain.
- At a distance of 2 kilometers from the village, there are the ruins of a Neolithic settlement.
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