Karpathos-Kasos Explained

Karpathos-Kasos
Name Local:Περιφερειακή Ενότητα Καρπάθου -
Ηρωϊκής Νήσου Κάσου
Type:regional unit
Caption Skyline:Municipalities of the Dodecanese
Coordinates:35.5°N 37°W
Periph:South Aegean
Area:374.3
Population:7790
Population As Of:2021

Karpathos-Kasos (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Περιφερειακή Ενότητα Καρπάθου - Ηρωϊκής Νήσου Κάσου, literally: "Regional Unit of Karpathos - Heroic Island of Kasos") is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of South Aegean. The regional unit covers the islands of Karpathos, Kasos, Saria and several smaller islands in the Aegean Sea.

Administration

As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the regional unit Karpathos was created out of part of the former Dodecanese Prefecture. It was renamed to Karpathos-Kasos in 2017.[1] It is subdivided into 2 municipalities. These are (number as in the map in the infobox):[2]

Province

The province of Karpathos (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Επαρχία Καρπάθου) was one of the provinces of the Dodecanese Prefecture. It had the same territory as the present regional unit.[3] It was abolished in 2006.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ΦΕΚ 107A 2017, Άρθρο 130 Μετονομασία Περιφερειακής Ενότητας Καρπάθου σε Περιφερειακή Ενότητα Καρπάθου - Κάσου. el. Government Gazette. 1808.
  2. Web site: ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text. el. Government Gazette.
  3. Web site: Detailed census results 1991 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303183824/http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00086.pdf . 2016-03-03 .