Attavyros (municipality)

Attavyros
Αττάβυρος

Location within the Regional Unit of Rhodes
Attavyros

Coordinates: 36°14′N 27°51′E / 36.233°N 27.850°E / 36.233; 27.850Coordinates: 36°14′N 27°51′E / 36.233°N 27.850°E / 36.233; 27.850
Country Greece
Administrative region South Aegean
Regional unit Rhodes
Municipality Rhodes
  Municipal unit 234.4 km2 (90.5 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
  Municipal unit 2,433
  Municipal unit density 10/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
View of Siana

Attavyros (Greek: Αττάβυρος) 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.[2]

Geography

The population is 2,433 (2011 census); the land area is 234.350 km². It is the westernmost municipal unit on the island, occupying the central portion of its western coast. The seat of the municipality was in Emponas (pop. 1,061). Its largest other towns are Ágios Isídoros (355) and Kritinia (454). In land area it is the second-largest municipal unit on Rhodes and the second-least densely populated, after South Rhodes (Notia Rodos).

The municipal unit is composed by five communities:

Community Population (2011) Localities
(main locality shown in italics)
Agios Isidoros
(Άγιος Ισίδωρος)
355
Agios Isidoros (355 inh.)
Emponas
(Έμπωνας)
1,242
Emponas (1,061 inh.)
Mandriko (Μανδρικό, 181 inh.)
Kritinia
(Κρητηνία)
503
Kritinia (454 inh.)
Kameiros Skala (Κάμειρος Σκάλα, 49 inh.)
Monolithos
(Μονόλιθος)
181
Monolithos (181 inh.)
Siana
(Σιάνα)
152
Siana (151 inh.)
Lakki (Λακκί, 1 inh.)

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References

  1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)

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