Rethymno (regional unit)

Rethymno (Greek: Περιφερειακή ενότητα Ρεθύμνου) is one of the four regional units of Crete, Greece. Its capital is the city of Rethymno. Today its main income is tourism. The countryside is also based economically on agriculture and herding.

Rethymno

Περιφερειακή ενότητα
Ρεθύμνου
Regional unit
Municipalities of Rethymno regional unit
Rethymno regional unit within Greece
Coordinates: 35°15′N 24°35′E
CountryGreece
RegionCrete
CapitalRethymno
Area
 • Total1,496 km2 (578 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total85,609
 • Density57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal codes
74x xx
Area codes283x0
ISO 3166 codeGR-93
Car platesΡΕ (Rho Epsilon)
Websitewww.rethymnon.gr

Administration

The regional unit Rethymno is subdivided into 5 municipalities. These are (number as in the map in the infobox):[1]

Prefecture

The Rethymno prefecture (Greek: Νομός Ρεθύμνου or Ρεθύμνης) was created while Crete was still an autonomous state, and was preserved after the island joined Greece in 1913. As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the Rethymno regional unit was created out of the former prefecture. The prefecture had the same territory as the present regional unit. At the same time, the municipalities were reorganised, according to the table below.[1]

New municipalityOld municipalitiesSeat
Agios VasileiosLampiSpili
Foinikas
AmariKouritesAgia Foteini
Sivritos
AnogeiaAnogeiaAnogeia
MylopotamosGeropotamosPerama
Kouloukonas
Zoniana
RethymnoRethymnoRethymno
Arkadi
Lappa
Nikiforos Fokas

Provinces
  • Rethymno Province - Rethymno
  • Agios Vasileios Province - Spili
  • Amari Province - Amari
  • Mylopotamos Province - Perama

Note: Provinces no longer hold any legal status in Greece.

Main towns

The main towns of the regional unit Rethymno are (ranked by 2011 census population):

Notable people

See also

References
  1. "Kallikratis reform law text" (PDF).
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