title: Thymaina
text: # Thymaina
  
  Thymaina (Greek: Θύμαινα) is a small Greek island in the Ikaria regional unit, in the eastern Aegean Sea. Thymaina is located just west of Fournoi Korseon and is administratively a part of its municipality. Its name is said to be derived from the thyme that grows throughout the island. Thymaina has two settlements, Thymaina settlement and Keramidou. The population of the island is 143 inhabitants according to 2011 census, 136 in Thymaina settlement and 7 in Keramidou and the area is 10 square kilometres (4 sq mi). Thymaina is a protected area along with all Fournoi cluster and belongs to the network Natura 2000.
  
  ## Historical population
  
  | Census | Island |
  | - | - |
  | 1991 | 156 (Thymaina 147, Keramidou 9) |
  | 2001 | 152 (Thymaina 140, Keramidou 12) |
  | 2011 | 143 (Thymaina 136, Keramidou 7) |
  