East Selino Explained

East Selino
Name Local:Ανατολικό Σέλινο
Type:municipal unit
Caption Skyline:Landscape around Moni
Pop Municunit:760
Population As Of:2021
Area Municunit:136.6
Coordinates:35.2667°N 74°W
Postal Code:730 09
Area Code:28230
Licence:ΧΝ, XB
Website:Anatoliko Selino

East Selino (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Ανατολικό Σέλινο - Anatoliko Selino) is a former municipality in the Chania regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kantanos-Selino, of which it is a municipal unit.[1] The municipal unit has an area of 136.555km2.[2] It is situated on the south-west coast of the island of Crete. It was part of the former Selino Province which covered the mountain and coastal region west of Sfakia. The seat of the municipality was Kampanos.

The municipal unit is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):

Within Anatoliko Selino lies the Agia Eirini Gorge, the ruins of the ancient cities of Elyros, Lissos, Yrtakina and Syia and many Byzantine churches. The area's main product is olive oil. Sougia is a growing beach resort with a few small hotels and tavernas.

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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 .