Rhodes

Rhodes Περιφερειακή ενότητα Ρόδου
—  Regional unit  —
Municipalities of the Dodecanese
The Dodecanese within Greece
Coordinates: 36°10′N 28°0′E / 36.167°N 28°E / 36.167; 28Coordinates: 36°10′N 28°0′E / 36.167°N 28°E / 36.167; 28
Country	Greece
Region	South Aegean
Capital	Rhodes (city)
Area
• Total	1,587.2 km2 (612.8 sq mi)
Population (2001)
• Total	120,889
• Density	76.2/km2 (197.3/sq mi)

Rhodes (Greek: Περιφερειακή ενότητα Ρόδου) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of South Aegean. The regional unit covers the islands of Rhodes, Chalki, Kastelorizo, Symi, Tilos and several smaller islands in the Aegean Sea.

Administration

As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the regional unit Rhodes was created out of part of the former Dodecanese Prefecture. It is subdivided into 5 municipalities. These are (number as in the map in the infobox):^[1]

• Chalki (15)
• Kastelorizo (Megisti, 10)
• Rhodes (Rodos, 1)
• Symi (13)
• Tilos (14)

References

v d e Administrative division of the South Aegean Region Area: 5,286km² • Population: 302,686 (2001) • Capital: Ermoupoli Regional unit of Andros Andros Regional unit of Kalymnos Agathonisi • Astypalaia • Kalymnos • Leipsoi • Leros • Patmos Regional unit of Karpathos Karpathos • Kasos Regional unit of Kea-Kythnos Kea • Kythnos Regional unit of Kos Kos • Nisyros Regional unit of Milos Kimolos • Milos • Serifos • Sifnos Regional unit of Mykonos Mykonos Regional unit of Naxos Amorgos • Naxos and Lesser Cyclades Regional unit of Paros Antiparos • Paros Regional unit of Rhodes Chalki • Kastelorizo • Rhodes • Symi • Tilos Regional unit of Syros Syros-Ermoupoli Regional unit of Thira Anafi • Folegandros • Ios • Sikinos • Thira (Santorini) Regional unit of Tinos Tinos Regional governor: Ioannis Machairidis • Website: www.pnai.gov.gr

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