Karpathos (regional unit)

Karpathos
Περιφερειακή ενότητα
Καρπάθου
—  Regional unit  —
Municipalities of the Dodecanese
The Dodecanese within Greece
Coordinates:
Country Greece
Region South Aegean
Area
 • Total 393.5 km2 (151.9 sq mi)
Population (2001)
 • Total 7,501
 • Density 19.1/km2 (49.4/sq mi)

Karpathos (Greek: Περιφερειακή ενότητα Καρπάθου) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of South Aegean. The regional unit covers the islands of Karpathos, Kasos, Saria and several smaller islands in the Aegean Sea.

Administration

As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the regional unit Karpathos was created out of part of the former Dodecanese Prefecture. It is subdivided into 2 municipalities. These are (number as in the map in the infobox):[1]

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