Raches is a village and a former municipality

Communities and Municipalities of Greece

For the new municipalities of Greece see the Kallikratis ProgrammeThe municipalities and communities of Greece are one of several levels of government within the organizational structure of that country. Thirteen regions called peripheries form the largest unit of government beneath the State. ...

 on the island of Ikaria, North Aegean, Greece

Greece

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

. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Ikaria, of which it is a municipal unit. With a population 2,238 inhabitants (2001 census) and a land area of 101.768 km², it is the largest in area, smallest in population, and therefore the least densely populated

Population density

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 of the three municipal units on Icaria. The other two municipal units are Agios Kirykos

Agios Kirykos

Agios Kirykos is a town and a former municipality on the island of Ikaria, North Aegean, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Ikaria, of which it is a municipal unit. Its population was 3,243 at the 2001 census, and its land area is 74.745 km²...

 and Evdilos

Evdilos

Evdilos is a village and a former municipality in the central part of the island of Ikaria, North Aegean, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Ikaria, of which it is a municipal unit. 40 km northwest of Agios Kirykos...

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External links

• Municipality of Raches info