Kos (regional unit)

Kos Περιφερειακή ενότητα Κω
Regional unit
Municipalities of the Dodecanese
The Dodecanese within Greece
Coordinates: GR 36°50′N 27°10′E / 36.833°N 27.167°E / 36.833; 27.167Coordinates: GR 36°50′N 27°10′E / 36.833°N 27.167°E / 36.833; 27.167
Country	Greece
Region	South Aegean
Area
• Total	337.2 km2 (130.2 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	34,396
• Density	100/km2 (260/sq mi)

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

Administration

As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the regional unit Kos 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]

• Kos (7)
• Nisyros (11)

Province

The province of Kos (Greek: Επαρχία Κω) was one of the provinces of the Dodecanese Prefecture. It had the same territory as the present regional unit.^[2] It was abolished in 2006.

References

Administrative division of the Southern Aegean Region Area 5,286 km2 (2,041 sq mi) Population 309,015 (as of 2011) Municipalities 34 (since 2011) Capital Ermoupoli (Syros) Regional unit of Andros Andros Regional unit of Kalymnos Agathonisi Astypalaia Kalymnos Leipsoi Leros Patmos Regional unit of Karpathos Karpathos Kasos Regional unit of Kea-Kythnos Kea Kythnos Regional unit of Kos Kos Nisyros Regional unit of Milos Kimolos Milos Serifos Sifnos Regional unit of Mykonos Mykonos Regional unit of Naxos Amorgos Naxos and Lesser Cyclades Regional unit of Paros Antiparos Paros Regional unit of Rhodes Chalki Kastellorizo Rhodes Symi Tilos Regional unit of Syros Syros-Ermoupoli Regional unit of Thira Anafi Folegandros Ios Sikinos Thira (Santorini) Regional unit of Tinos Tinos Regional governor Giorgos Hadjimarkos (since 2014) Decentralized Administration Aegean