Tinos has a land area of approximately 194 square kilometres and a 2001 census population of 8,574 inhabitants. It is comprised of the municipalities of Tinos (pop. 5,203) and Exomvourgo (2,692) plus the community of Panormos (679). Tinos is famous in Greece for the Church of Panagia Evangelistria. Trere are about 50 villages in the island. On Tinos both Greek Orthodox and Roman Catholic populations co-exist. The island is also well known for its famous sculptors and painters, such as Nicholaos Gysis, Yianoulis Chalepas and Tsokles.
