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In Halkios today.Halkios is on the Southeast part of our beautiful island and in the middle of Kambohora, about eight and a half kilometers away from the town of Hios with which it communicates with contemporary transport means. It's the center of the Municipality after the joining of six colonizing, which means that from the East it is near Vassileoniko, from the West it is adjacent with Ververato, from the South with Vavili and Neochori, from the North with the mountain Korakari and from the Southwest with Zifia. On your way up to Ayos Georgios, your sight lies beyond Halkios to Kambohora, Thimiana, Tholopotami, and Ayos Georgios Sikousi.

The village Halkios is the biggest of all the villages in the Municipality. It has a population of 906 citizens (1991 census) and the cultivating land covers 3,9 square kilometers, without the big extents of pasture-ground of Korakari, Misovouno and Mili.

Halkios was always characterized as "Kefalohori". This means that it was a rich and big village, with a rich agricultural production of cereals, citrus fruits, crops, olive oil, gardening products, almonds, and the famous beans from Halkios. In the old days there was also a production of wine and tobacco, but not anymore.

The Town Hall is in the center of the Municipality of Kambohora and it is located on the main external road of Halkios. The Municipal School Center is on the main external road of Halkios at the place of the old Fliskion School for Girls and it is a five-teacher-school. Apart from the students from Ververato and Vavili, that have their own single-teacher schools, some students from other colonizing of the Municipality also study in this school. Besides, the Nursery School of Kampohora is located in Halkios.

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  • Copyright: GALANTIS LOUKAKIS (greek) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 992 W: 0 N: 555] (7524)
  • Genre: Places
  • Medium: Color
  • Date Taken: 2008-09-14
  • Categories: Architecture
  • Exposure: f/9.0, 1/320 seconds
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  • Photo Version: Original Version
  • Date Submitted: 2008-09-26 3:40
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