South Rhodes
Encyclopedia
South Rhodes is a former municipality
on the island of Rhodes
, in the Dodecanese
, Greece
. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Rhodes
, of which it is a municipal unit.
, Apolakkia, Arnitha, Asklipiei, Vati, Istrios, Kattavia
, Lachania, Machairia, and Profilia. As of the 2001 census, the population was 4,313. It has a land area of 379.050 km², covering about 27 percent of the island's area, and is by far the largest municipality in land area in the Dodecanese Prefecture. The seat of the municipality was in Gennádi, a town of 655 inhabitants.
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 Rhodes
Rhodes
Rhodes is an island in Greece, located in the eastern Aegean Sea. It is the largest of the Dodecanese islands in terms of both land area and population, with a population of 117,007, and also the island group's historical capital. Administratively the island forms a separate municipality within...
, in the Dodecanese
Dodecanese
The Dodecanese are a group of 12 larger plus 150 smaller Greek islands in the Aegean Sea, of which 26 are inhabited. Τhis island group generally defines the eastern limit of the Sea of Crete. They belong to the Southern Sporades island group...
, 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 Rhodes
Rhodes
Rhodes is an island in Greece, located in the eastern Aegean Sea. It is the largest of the Dodecanese islands in terms of both land area and population, with a population of 117,007, and also the island group's historical capital. Administratively the island forms a separate municipality within...
, of which it is a municipal unit.
Geography
The municipal unit comprises the southernmost portion of the island, and is a result of a union of ten former communities: GennadiGennadi
Gennadi is a Greek village 64 km from Rhodes Town and 27 km from ancient Lindos. An agriculture place with a bit of tourism....
, Apolakkia, Arnitha, Asklipiei, Vati, Istrios, Kattavia
Kattavia
Kattavia is a small village located on the southernmost tip of the island of Rhodes. It is located within the municipality of South Rhodes and was at the epicentre of the 2008 Dodecanese earthquake....
, Lachania, Machairia, and Profilia. As of the 2001 census, the population was 4,313. It has a land area of 379.050 km², covering about 27 percent of the island's area, and is by far the largest municipality in land area in the Dodecanese Prefecture. The seat of the municipality was in Gennádi, a town of 655 inhabitants.