Irakleides

Summary

Irakleides (Greek: Ηρακλείδες) is a former municipality on the island of Kos, in the Dodecanese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality Kos, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] Population 7,467 (2021). It is the largest in area of the three municipal units on the island, at 160.538 km²,[3] and comprises 55.3% of the island's territory. The seat of the municipality was in Antimacheia. The largest village is Kefalos. Kardamaina, Mastichari, Kampos, Onia, and Kamarion are the other villages in the municipal unit. It shares the island of Kos with the municipal units of Kos and Dikaios.

Irakleides
Ηρακλείδες
Irakleides is located in Greece
Irakleides
Irakleides
Location within the Dodecanese
Coordinates: 36°49′N 27°06′E / 36.817°N 27.100°E / 36.817; 27.100
CountryGreece
Administrative regionSouth Aegean
Regional unitKos
MunicipalityKos
Area
 • Municipal unit160.5 km2 (62.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipal unit
7,467
 • Municipal unit density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

References edit

  1. ^ "Αποτελέσματα Μόνιμου Πληθυσμού κατά δημοτική κοινότητα" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 21 April 2023.
  2. ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.