| Omiroupoli | |
| Name Local: | Ομηρούπολη |
| Type: | municipal unit |
| Periph: | North Aegean |
| Periphunit: | Chios |
| Pop Municunit: | 7045 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Area Municunit: | 155.015 |
| Elevation: | 40 |
| Coordinates: | 38.4°N 33°W |
| Postal Code: | 822 00 |
| Area Code: | 22710 |
| Licence: | ΧΙ |
| Website: | www.homeroupolis.gr |
Omiroupoli (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Ομηρούπολη) is a former municipality in the central part of on the island of Chios, North Aegean, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Chios, of which it is a municipal unit.[1] The municipal unit has an area of 155.015 km2.[2] Population 7,045 people (2021 census). The seat of the municipality was Vrontados (pop. 5,270), the second largest town on the island (after Chios (town)). The next largest towns are Lagkáda, Karyaí, and Sykiáda.
Tradition claims that epic poet Homer (Όμηρος) was born and lived here, thus the name of the municipal unit.
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 7,477 | |
| 2001 | 7,335 | |
| 2011 | 7,527 | |
| 2021 | 7,045 |