Kantanos-Selino

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Kantanos-Selino
Κάντανος-Σέλινο
Location
Kantanos-Selino
Coordinates 35°14′N 23°41′E / 35.233°N 23.683°E / 35.233; 23.683Coordinates: 35°14′N 23°41′E / 35.233°N 23.683°E / 35.233; 23.683
Government
Country:Greece
Administrative region: Crete
Regional unit: Chania
Population statistics (as of 2011)[1]
Municipality
 - Population: 5,431
 - Area: 369.1 km2 (143 sq mi)
 - Density: 15 /km2 (38 /sq mi)
Other
Time zone: EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)
Municipalities of Chania regional unit. Kantanos-Selino is Number 4

Kantanos-Selino (Greek: Κάντανος-Σέλινο) is a municipality in Chania regional unit, Crete, Greece. It is numbered 4 on the map of the Chania region. The seat of the municipality is the village of Palaiochora.[2]

Municipality

The municipality Kantanos-Selino was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[2]

It forms the southwest part of the Chania region and of Crete, and is bordered by Kissamos (5) to the northwest, by Platanias (6) to the north, and by Sfakia (7) to the east.

References

  1. Detailed census results 2011 (Greek)
  2. 2.0 2.1 Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
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