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Rethymno (municipality)
Rethymno
Ρέθυμνο | |
|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Greece_location_map.svg)  Rethymno Location within the region &sq=&lang=&file=File:2011_Dimos_Rethymnou.png) | |
| Coordinates: 35°22′N 24°28′E / 35.367°N 24.467°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Crete |
| Regional unit | Rethymno |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Giorgis Marinakis[1] (since 2019) |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 396.3 km2 (153.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Municipality | 57,216 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 741 00 |
| Area code(s) | 28310 |
| Vehicle registration | ΡΕ |
| Website | www.rethymno.gr |
The Municipality of Rethymno (Greek: Δήμος Ρεθύμνης) is a municipality in the Rethymno of the region of Crete established by Kallikratis reform. It consists of the unification of the pre-existing municipalities Arkadi, Lappa, Rethymno and Nikiforos Fokas of Rethymno Prefecture. The extent of the new municipality is 396.256 km2 (152.995 sq mi),[3] and it had a population of 57,216 inhabitants at the 2021 census.[2] The seat of the new municipality is the town Rethymno.[4]
- ^ Municipality of Rethymno, Municipal elections – October 2023, Ministry of Interior
- ^ a b "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
- ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
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