Afantou Explained

Afantou
Name Local:Αφάντου
Type:municipal unit
Coordinates:36.3°N 37°W
Periph:South Aegean
Periphunit:Rhodes
Municipality:Rhodes
Population As Of:2021
Pop Municunit:7940
Area Municunit:46.1
Pop Community:7291

Afantou (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Αφάντου) is a village and 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.[1] It is situated on the east coast of Rhodes just south of the resort town Faliraki. From a total population of 7,940 (2021 census), 6,936 reside in Afantou town. The only other settlements are the village of Archipoli and the resort Kolympia.

The municipal unit also hosts the only golf course of the island, the Afantou-Golf, which is next to one of the longest beaches on the island. The municipal unit has a land area of 46.100 km².[2] In 1996, the Music School of Rhodes (Greece) was transferred from Therme to Afantou due to housing problems for the school whilst it was situated in Therme.

References

  1. Web site: ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities. el. Government Gazette.
  2. Web site: Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation) . National Statistical Service of Greece . el . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150921212047/http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf . 2015-09-21 .