Kameiros (municipality)
| Kameiros Κάμειρος |
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 Kameiros
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| Coordinates | 36°20′N 27°55′E / 36.333°N 27.917°ECoordinates: 36°20′N 27°55′E / 36.333°N 27.917°E |
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Location within the Dodecanese
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| Country: | Greece |
| Region: | South Aegean |
| Regional unit: | Rhodes |
| Municipality: | Rhodes |
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| - Population: | 5,145 |
| - Area: | 211.8 km2 (82 sq mi) |
| - Density: | 24 /km2 (63 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone: | EET/EEST (UTC+2/3) |
Kameiros (Greek: Δήμος Καμείρου) is a former municipality on the island of Rhodes, in the Dodecanese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it has part of the municipality of Rhodes, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] It lies on the northwest coast of the island. It was the heart of an agricultural region, and constituted one of three city states on Rhodes. Kameiros is now is a municipal unit stretching inland into the north-central part of Rhodes. The seat of the municipality was in Soroni (pop. 1,236). Other large towns are Apóllona (997), Fanes (895), Salakos (597), and Kalavárda (512). It did not include the small port of Kameiros Skala, which is in Attavyros municipal unit. The municipal population was 5,145 at the 2001 census, and the land area is 211.825 km².
The municipality was named after the ancient city of Kameiros, which lies just west of Kalavarda.
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- Official website (English) (Greek)
References[edit]
- ^ De Facto Polulation of Greece Population and Housing Census of March 18th, 2001 (PDF 39 MB). National Statistical Service of Greece. 2003.
- ^ Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
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