Attavyros (municipality)

Attavyros
Αττάβυρος

Location within the Regional Unit of Rhodes
Attavyros

Coordinates: 36°14′N 27°51′E / 36.233°N 27.850°ECoordinates: 36°14′N 27°51′E / 36.233°N 27.850°E
Country Greece
Administrative region South Aegean
Regional unit Rhodes
Municipality Rhodes
 • Municipal unit 234.4 km2 (90.5 sq mi)
Population (2001)[1]
 • Municipal unit 3,225
 • Municipal unit density 14/km2 (36/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
View of Siana

Attavyros (Greek: Αττάβυρος) 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.[2]

Geography

The population is 3,225 (2001 census); the land area is 234.350 km². It is the westernmost municipal unit on the island, occupying the central portion of its western coast. The seat of the municipality was in Empona (pop. 1,216). Its largest other towns are Ágios Isídoros (590) and Kritinía (542). In land area it is the second-largest municipal unit on Rhodes and the second-least densely populated, after South Rhodes (Notia Rodos).

The municipal unit is composed by five communities:

Community Population (2001) Localities
(main locality shown in italics)
Agios Isidoros
(Άγιος Ισίδωρος)
590
 Agios Isidoros (590 inh.)
Emponas
(Έμπωνας)
1,451
 Emponas (1,216 inh.)
Mandriko (Μανδρικό, 235 inh.)
Kritinia
(Κρητηνία)
606
 Kritinia (542 inh.)
Kameiros Skala (Κάμειρος Σκάλα, 64 inh.)
Monolithos
(Μονόλιθος)
334
 Monolithos (334 inh.)
Siana
(Σιάνα)
244
 Siana (229 inh.)
Lakki (Λακκί, 15 inh.)

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References

  1. ↑ De Facto Population of Greece Population and Housing Census of March 18th, 2001 (PDF 39 MB). National Statistical Service of Greece. 2003.
  2. ↑ Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)

External links

Media related to Attavyros at Wikimedia Commons