Platanias is a village and municipality on the Greek

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

 island of Crete

Crete

Crete is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, and one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece. It forms a significant part of the economy and cultural heritage of Greece while retaining its own local cultural traits...

. It is located about 10 km (6.2 mi) west from the city of Chania

Chania

Chaniá , , also transliterated Chania, Hania, and Xania, older form Chanea and Venetian Canea, Ottoman Turkish خانيه Hanya) is the second largest city of Crete and the capital of the Chania peripheral unit...

 and east of Kastelli-Kissamos, on Chania Bay. The seat of the municipality is the village Gerani

Gerani, Crete

Gerani village is situated in the municipality of Platanias. It has a population of 1222 and it covers a . It is from Chania, right next to the sea. The Gerani beach is awarded with the Blue Flag. There plenty of traditional tavernas, car rental companies, supermarkets and hotels in the village....

. Platanias is a popular tourism village with a beach, several hotels, restaurants and souvenir shops. Not far from the coast is the island of Agioi Theodoroi

Agioi Theodoroi (islands)

Agioi Theodoroi are two uninhabited islets off the coast of western Crete. One is named Agios Theodoros, also called Thodorou, and the islet a few metres further north is called Mikros Agios Theodoros . Administratively, they are part of the municipality of Agia Marina, in Chania Prefecture...

.

Municipality

The municipality Platanias was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 4 former municipalities, that became municipal units:

• Kolymvari
  Kolymvari
  Kolymvari , also known as Kolymbari , is a town and former municipality in the Chania peripheral unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Platanias, of which it is a municipal unit. It was part of the former Kissamos province which covered the...
  
  
• Mousouroi
  Mousouroi
  Mousouroi is a former municipality in the Chania peripheral unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Platanias, of which it is a municipal unit. It was part of the former Kydonia Province. The municipal unit extends from the hinterland of the town...
  
  
• Platanias
• Voukolies
  Voukolies
  Voukolies is a town and former municipality in the Chania peripheral unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Platanias, of which it is a municipal unit. It was part of the former Kissamos province which covered the northwestern part of Chania...
  
  

Historical population

Year	Village population	Municipality population
1981	630
1991	719	5,044
2001	823	5,118

External links

• Platanias village information

	North: Sea of Crete Sea of Crete thumb|300px|Map of the Sea of CreteThe Sea of Crete is the sea south of the Aegean Sea, north of the island Crete, and south of the Cyclades. The sea also stretches from Kythera east to the Dodecanese islands of Karpathos and Kassos. The bounding seas to the west are the Ionian Sea as well as... (Chania Gulf)
West: Voukolies Voukolies Voukolies is a town and former municipality in the Chania peripheral unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Platanias, of which it is a municipal unit. It was part of the former Kissamos province which covered the northwestern part of Chania...	Platanias	East: Nea Kydonia Nea Kydonia Nea Kydonia is a former municipality in the Chania peripheral unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Chania, of which it is a municipal unit. It is situated on the western outskirts of Chania...
	South: Mousouri Alikianos Alikianos is the head village of the Mousouri municipality in Chania Prefecture, Crete located approximately 12.5 kilometers southwest of Chania...