Amari

Amari Αμάρι
Location
Amari
Coordinates	35°14′N 24°39′E / 35.233°N 24.65°E / 35.233; 24.65Coordinates: 35°14′N 24°39′E / 35.233°N 24.65°E / 35.233; 24.65
Location within the region
Government
Country:	Greece
Region:	Crete
Regional unit:	Rethymno
Population statistics (as of 2001)
Municipality
- Population:	6,215
- Area:	277.7 km2 (107 sq mi)
- Density:	22 /km2 (58 /sq mi)
Community
- Population:	288
Other
Time zone:	EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)

Amari (Greek: Αμάρι) is a village and a municipality in Rethymno regional unit, Crete, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the village Agia Foteini.^[1]

Municipality

The municipality Amari was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 2 former municipalities, that became municipal units:^[1]

• Kourites
• Syvritos

References

v d e Administrative division of the Crete Region Area: 8,336km² • Population : 601,131 (2001) • Capital: Heraklion Regional unit of Chania Apokoronas • Chania • Gavdos • Kantanos-Selino • Kissamos • Platanias • Sfakia Regional unit of Heraklion Archanes-Asterousia • Faistos • Gortyna • Heraklion • Hersonissos • Malevizi • Minoa Pediada • Viannos Regional unit of Lasithi Agios Nikolaos • Ierapetra • Oropedio Lasithiou • Siteia Regional unit of Rethymno Agios Vasileios • Amari • Anogeia • Mylopotamos • Rethymno Regional governor: Stavros Arnaoutakis • Website www.pkr.gov.gr