| Rethymno Prefecture Νομός Ρεθύμνου |
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| Country: |  Greece |
| Capital: | Rethymno |
| Periphery: | Crete |
| Population: | 86,532 (2005)Ranked 40th |
| Area: | 1,496 km² (578 sq.mi.) Ranked 44th |
| Density: | 58 /km² (150 /sq.mi.) |
| Number of municipalities: | 11 |
| Number of communities: | none |
| Postal codes: | 74x xx |
| Area codes: | 283x0 |
| Licence plate code: | ΡΕ |
| ISO 3166-2 code: | GR-93 |
| Website: | www.rethymnon.gr |
Rethymno (Greek Ρέθυμνο, pronounced [ˈreθimno]) is a prefecture in the island of Crete. Its capital is the city of Rethymno.
Today its main income is tourism. The countryside of the prefecture is also based economically on agriculture and herding. The villages of Anogia Zoniana livadia, and the rest of mylopotamos county villages is reported to have the highest fertility rate of the EU. Three other notable towns in the Rethymno prefecture are Plakias, Spili and Agia Galini.
Persons
Municipalities
| Municipality | YPES code | Seat (if different) | Postal code | Area code |
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| Anogeia | 4401 | 740 51 | 28340 | |
| Arkadi | 4402 | Adele | 741 00 | 28310-8 |
| Foinikas | 4411 | Sellia | 740 60 | 28320-3 |
| Geropotamos | 4403 | Perama | 740 52 | 28340-2 |
| Kouloukonas | 4404 | Garazo | 740 54 | 28320-4 |
| Kourites | 4405 | Fourfouras | 740 62 | 28330-4 |
| Lampi | 4406 | Spili | 740 66 | 28320-2 |
| Lappa | 4407 | Episkopi | 740 55 | 28310-6 |
| Nikiforos Fokas | 4408 | Gonia | 741 00 | 28310-3 |
| Rethymno | 4409 | 741 00 | 28310-2 through 9 | |
| Syvritos | 4410 | Agia Foteini | 740 61 | 28330-2 |
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Provinces
- Province of Rethymno - Rethymno
- Province of Agios Vassilios - Spili
- Province of Amari - Amari
- Province of Mylopotamos - Perama
Note: Provinces no longer hold any legal status in Greece.
See also: List of settlements in the Rethymno prefecture
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