Attavyros (municipality)

Coordinates: 36°14′N 27°51′E / 36.233°N 27.850°E / 36.233; 27.850
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Attavyros (

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 2,127 (2021 census); the land area is 234.350 km².

Emponas. Its largest other towns are Ágios Isídoros and Kritinia. 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.)

Gallery

  • Aerial view of Attavyros mountain and municipal unit
    Aerial view of Attavyros mountain and municipal unit
  • Attavyros mountain
    Attavyros mountain
  • Temple of Zeus at the top of Attavyros Mountain
    Temple of Zeus at the top of Attavyros Mountain

References

  1. ^ "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.
  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.