Pelekanos Explained

Pelekanos
Name Local:Πελεκάνος
Type:municipal unit
Caption Skyline:Palaiochora
Pop Municunit:3356
Population As Of:2021
Area Municunit:166.6
Coordinates:35.2333°N 64°W
Postal Code:730 01
Area Code:28230
Licence:ΧΝ

Pelekanos (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Δήμος Πελεκάνου) is a former municipality in the Chania regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kantanos-Selino, of which it is a municipal unit.[1] The municipal unit has an area of 166.618km2.[2] Pelekanos is in the south west corner of the island, part of the rugged and remote Selino Province. The Venetians built a castle - Kastel Selinou - at Palaiochora, giving the region its name. Palaiochora is now a growing coastal resort and the capital town of the municipality.

There are 35 villages in Pelekanos including:

See also

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.