Cyclades

Cyclades Νομός Κυκλάδων
Former prefecture
Location of Cyclades in Greece
Location of municipalities within Cyclades Prefecture
Country	Greece
Periphery	South Aegean
Established	1833
Disestablished	2010
Capital	Ermoupoli
Subdivisions	List 9 provinces 20 municipalities 11 communities
Area
• Total	2,572 km2 (993 sq mi)
• Rank	23rd
Population  (2005)
• Total	119,549
• Rank	29th
• Density	46/km2 (120/sq mi)
• Rank	34th
Postal codes	84x xx
Area codes	228x0
ISO 3166 code	GR-82
Vehicle registration	ΕΜ

The Cyclades (/ˈsɪklədiːz/; Greek: Κυκλάδες, romanized: Kykládes, IPA: [ciˈkla.ðes]) are an island group in the Aegean Sea, southeast of mainland Greece and a former administrative prefecture of Greece. They are one of the island groups which constitute the Aegean archipelago. The name (Κυκλάδες νήσοι, Kykládes nísoi, 'encircling islands') refers to the archipelago forming a circle around the sacred island of Delos. The largest island of the Cyclades is Naxos, however the most populated is Syros.