Kourites Explained

Kourites
Name Local:Κουρήτες
Type:municipal unit
Caption Skyline:Church of Agios Nektarios, Fourfouras
Pop Municunit:2564
Population As Of:2021
Area Municunit:125.7
Coordinates:35.1833°N 68°W
Licence:ΡΕ

Kourites (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Κουρήτες) is a village and a former municipality in the Rethymno regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Amari, of which it is a municipal unit.[1] The municipal unit has an area of 125.738km2.[2] Population 2,564 (2021). The seat of the municipality was in Fourfouras.

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 .