Kea (island)

Kea
Κέα
Kea Island
Kea
Coordinates: 37°37′23″N 24°20′12″E / 37.62306°N 24.33667°E / 37.62306; 24.33667
CountryGreece
Administrative regionSouth Aegean
Regional unitKea-Kythnos
SeatIoulis
Government
 • MayorEirini Velissaropoulou (since 2019)
Area
 • Municipality
148.9 km2 (57.5 sq mi)
Highest elevation
562 m (1,844 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Municipality
3,346
 • Density22.47/km2 (58.20/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
840 02
Area code22880
Vehicle registrationΕΜ
Websitekea.gr

Kea (Greek: Κέα), also known as Tzia (Greek: Τζιά) and in antiquity Keos (Greek: Κέως, Latin: Ceos), is a Greek island in the Cyclades archipelago in the Aegean Sea. Kea is part of the Kea-Kythnos regional unit.