Kameiros (municipality) explained

Kameiros
Name Local:Κάμειρος
Type:municipal unit
Coordinates:36.3333°N 82°W
Periph:South Aegean
Periphunit:Rhodes
Municipality:Rhodes
Population As Of:2021
Pop Municunit:4401
Area Municunit:211.8

Kameiros (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Δήμος Καμείρου) is a former municipality on the island of Rhodes, in the Dodecanese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it has been part of the municipality of Rhodes, of which it is a municipal unit.[1] The municipal unit lies on the northwest coast of Rhodes, stretching inland into the north-central part of the island.

The seat of the municipality was in Soroni. Other large towns are Apóllona, Fanes, Salakos, and Kalavarda. It did not include the small port of Kameiros Skala, which was in Attavyros municipality (now municipal unit). The municipal population was 4,401 at the 2021 census, and the land area is 211.825 km².[2]

The municipality was named after the ancient city of Kameiros, which lies just west of Kalavarda.

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 .

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