[3] Its population was officially 148 inhabitants at the 2021 census, and its land area 17.795 square kilometres (6.9 sq mi).

[6] In modern times, Iraklia was the property of the Hozoviotissa Monastery on the nearby island of Amorgos.

[7] In the mid-1890s, the French archaeologist Jules Delamarre [de] discovered a fragmentary inscription from Irakleia, in which the Ancient Greek island polis decreed the banning of goats.

[8] An analysis by the French historian Louis Robert dated the inscription to the early 3rd century BCE.

[9] The inscription was prominently displayed in a shrine to the "Mother of the Gods", as a public record of the political community's decision.