Irakleides

Irakleides Ηρακλείδες
Irakleides
Location within the Dodecanese
Coordinates: 36°49′N 27°06′E / 36.817°N 27.100°E / 36.817; 27.100Coordinates: 36°49′N 27°06′E / 36.817°N 27.100°E / 36.817; 27.100
Country	Greece
Administrative region	South Aegean
Regional unit	Kos
Municipality	Kos
• Municipal unit	160.5 km2 (62.0 sq mi)
Population (2001)[1]
• Municipal unit	6,963
• Municipal unit density	43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Community
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Irakleides (Greek: Ηρακλείδες) is a former municipality on the island of Kos, in the Dodecanese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kos, of which it is a municipal unit.^[2] Population 6,963 (2001). It is the largest in area of the three municipal units on the island, at 160.538 km², and comprises 55.3% of the island's territory. The seat of the municipality was in Antimacheia (pop. 2,205). The largest village is Kefalos (2,458). Kardamena (1,783), Mastihari (368), Kampos (69), Onia (48), and Kamarion (32) are the other villages in the municipal unit. It shares the island of Kos with the municipal units of Kos and Dikaios.

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)