Kalymnos (regional unit)

Kalymnos Περιφερειακή ενότητα Καλύμνου
Regional unit
Municipalities of the Dodecanese
The Dodecanese within Greece
Coordinates: GR 37°0′N 27°0′E / 37.000°N 27.000°ECoordinates: GR 37°0′N 27°0′E / 37.000°N 27.000°E
Country	Greece
Region	South Aegean
Capital	Pothia
Area
• Total	399.7 km^2 (154.3 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	29,452
• Density	74/km^2 (190/sq mi)

Kalymnos (Greek: Περιφερειακή ενότητα Καλύμνου) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of South Aegean. The regional unit covers the islands of Kalymnos, Agathonisi, Astypalaia, Leipsoi, Leros, Patmos and several smaller islands in the Aegean Sea.

Administration

As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the regional unit Kalymnos was created out of part of the former Dodecanese Prefecture. It is subdivided into 6 municipalities. These are (number as in the map in the infobox):^[1]

• Agathonisi (2)
• Astypalaia (3)
• Kalymnos (4)
• Leipsoi (8)
• Leros (9)
• Patmos (12)

Province

The province of Kalymnos (Greek: Επαρχία Καλύμνου) was one of the provinces of the Dodecanese Prefecture. It had the same territory as the present regional unit.^[2] It was abolished in 2006.

References

1. Kallikratis reform law text PDF
2. Detailed census results 1991 PDF (39 MB) (Greek) (French)