Armenoi Explained

Armenoi
Name Local:Αρμένοι
Type:municipal unit
Periph:Crete
Periphunit:Chania
Pop Municunit:3159
Pop Community:411
Population As Of:2021
Area Municunit:55.3
Elevation:600
Coordinates:35.45°N 34°W
Postal Code:730 08
Area Code:28250
Licence:ΧΝ

Armenoi (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Αρμένοι, also transliterated as Armeni) is a village and former municipality in the Chania regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Apokoronas, of which it is a municipal unit.[1] The municipal unit has an area of 55.292km2.[2] The seat of the municipality is in the village of Kalyves.

Armenoi is located inland from Kalyves on the north coast of the island, at the mouth of Souda Bay. A relatively large village, it lies on good agricultural land in the Apokoronas, with groves of avocado, orange and olives around. The village has two large tavernas of good reputation, a grill in summer months and a kafenion, as well as a butcher and general store. The village is shaded by platania trees (Oriental Plane) and the Kiliaris river. The church of Ag. Nikolaos is large and imposing, giving an air of wealth to the village.

Notes and 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 .