Irakleides Explained

Irakleides
Name Local:Ηρακλείδες
Type:municipal unit
Coordinates:36.8167°N 33°W
Periph:South Aegean
Periphunit:Kos
Municipality:Kos
Population As Of:2021
Pop Municunit:7467
Area Municunit:160.5

Irakleides (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Ηρακλείδες) is a former municipality on the island of Kos, in the Dodecanese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality Kos, of which it is a municipal unit.[1] Population 7,467 (2021). It is the largest in area of the three municipal units on the island, at 160.538 km²,[2] and comprises 55.3% of the island's territory. The seat of the municipality was in Antimacheia. The largest village is Kefalos. Kardamaina, Mastichari, Kampos, Onia, and Kamarion are the other villages in the municipal unit. It shares the island of Kos with the municipal units of Kos and Dikaios.

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 .