Kallithea | |
Name Local: | Καλλιθέα |
Type: | municipal unit |
Caption Skyline: | Architecture in Kalithea |
Coordinates: | 36.3333°N 38°W |
Periph: | South Aegean |
Periphunit: | Rhodes |
Municipality: | Rhodes |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Pop Municunit: | 10416 |
Area Municunit: | 109.8 |
Kallithea (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Καλλιθέα) is 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 lies on the northeastern portion of the island, just south of the City of Rhodes. The population is 10,416 (2021 census) and the land area is 109.75 km2.[2] The seat of the municipality was in Kalythies. The beach resort Faliraki is also situated in the municipal unit.