Platanias

Platanias Πλατανιάς
Location
Platanias
Coordinates	35°31′N 23°54′E / 35.517°N 23.900°E / 35.517; 23.900Coordinates: 35°31′N 23°54′E / 35.517°N 23.900°E / 35.517; 23.900
Location within the region
Government
Country:	Greece
Administrative region:	Crete
Regional unit:	Chania
Mayor:	Ioannis Malandrakis
Population statistics (as of 2011)[1]
Municipality
- Population:	16,874
- Area:	495.4 km2 (191 sq mi)
- Density:	34 /km2 (88 /sq mi)
Municipal unit
- Population:	5,275
Community
- Population:	979
Other
Time zone:	EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)
Elevation (min-max):	0–10 m ­(0–33 ft)
Postal code:	730 14
Telephone:	28210
Auto:	ΧΝ, XB

Municipalities of Chania regional unit. Platanias is Number 6

Map of original municipality of Platanias, now the municipal unit, bordered by Voukolies on the west and Mousouroi on the east

Platanias (Greek: Πλατανιάς) is a village and municipality on the Greek island of Crete. It is located about 10 km (6.2 mi) west from the city of Chania and east of Kastelli-Kissamos, on Chania Bay. The seat of the municipality is the village Gerani.^[2] 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.

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:^[2]

• Kolymvari
• Mousouroi
• Platanias
• Voukolies

It lies within the Chania regional unit and is numbered 6 on the map of the Chania region. It is on the north coast, forming the eastern shore of Kissamos Bay (Kolpos Kissamou Kόλπος Κισσάμου), and the west and south shores of Chania Bay (Kolpos Chanion Κόλπος Χανίων). It is bordered by Kissamos (5) to the west, Kantanos-Selino (4) to the south, Chania (1) to the east, and Sfakia (7) in the southeast. Its northeast region is the Rodopos Peninsula (Chersonisos Rodopou Χερσόνησος Ροδωπού).

Historical population

References

External links

See Chania Region for maps

• Platanias village information
• Kappa - Car rental agency in Platanias

		Sea of Crete (Chania Bay)	Nea Kydonia
	Voukolies		Theriso
	Platanias
		Mousouroi	Mousouroi

v t e Administrative division of the Crete Region Area 8,336km² Population 623,065 (2011) Capital Heraklion Regional unit of Chania Apokoronas Chania Gavdos Kantanos-Selino Kissamos Platanias Sfakia Regional unit of Heraklion Archanes-Asterousia Faistos Gortyna Heraklion Hersonissos Malevizi Minoa Pediada Viannos Regional unit of Lasithi Agios Nikolaos Ierapetra Oropedio Lasithiou Siteia Regional unit of Rethymno Agios Vasileios Amari Anogeia Mylopotamos Rethymno Regional governor Stavros Arnaoutakis Website www.pkr.gov.gr