Rhodes (regional unit)

Rhodes Περιφερειακή ενότητα Ρόδου
Regional unit
Municipalities of the Dodecanese
The Dodecanese within Greece
Coordinates: GR 36°10′N 28°0′E / 36.167°N 28.000°ECoordinates: GR 36°10′N 28°0′E / 36.167°N 28.000°E
Country	Greece
Region	South Aegean
Capital	Rhodes (city)
Area
• Total	1,587.2 km^2 (612.8 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	119,830
• Density	75/km^2 (200/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)
• Kastellorizo (Megisti, 10)
• Rhodes (Rodos, 1)
• Symi (13)
• Tilos (14)

Province

The province of Rhodes (Greek: Επαρχία Ρόδου) 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)