Sykologos (Greek: Συκολόγος) is a village and a community in the southeastern part of the Heraklion regional unit, in Crete, Greece. The community includes the villages Ano Vigla and Tertsa.[2] It is 81.5 km from Heraklion, 16 km from Ano Viannos, 28 km from Ierapetra and 7.5 km from the coastline of the Libyan Sea at Tertsa. Today it is a part of Municipality of Viannos. Olives and bananas are the main crops. The name Sykologos stems from an ancient word for "fig collector".

Sykologos
Συκολόγος
Sykologos is located in Greece
Sykologos
Sykologos
Coordinates: 35°1.2′N 25°30.7′E / 35.0200°N 25.5117°E / 35.0200; 25.5117
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCrete
Regional unitHeraklion
MunicipalityViannos
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community305
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Population

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The rock "Psarocharako" in Tertsa.
 
The Church of Afentis Christos.
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1951532—    
1961523−1.7%
1971487−6.9%
1981474−2.7%
1991371−21.7%
2001[3]362−2.4%
2011[2]396+9.4%
2021[1]305−23.0%

References

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  1. ^ a b "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  3. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-09-21.