Petaloudes

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Petaloudes parish
Δημοτική Ενότητα Πεταλούδων
(Πεταλούδες)
Petaloudes (Greece)
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Basic data
State : GreeceGreece Greece
Region : South Aegean

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Regional District : Rhodes
Municipality : Rhodes
Geographic coordinates : 36 ° 22 ′  N , 28 ° 5 ′  E Coordinates: 36 ° 22 ′  N , 28 ° 5 ′  E
Height above d. M .: 40 m
(average)
Area : 89.150 km²
Residents : 14,962 (2011)
Population density : 167.8 inhabitants / km²
Code No .: 690110
Structure: f125 city districts
1 local community
Location in the municipality of Rhodes and in the regional district of Rhodes
File: DE Petaloudon.svg
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Petaloudes ( Greek Πεταλούδες ( f. Pl. )) Is a municipality on the island and municipality of Rhodes in the Greek region of South Aegean . The administrative seat was the small town of Kremasti . After the administrative reform in 2010 , the municipality emerged from the municipality of the same name, which was named after the valley of the butterflies (Κοιλάδα των Πεταλούδων Kilada ton Petaloudon ).

location

The municipality of Petaloudes stretches for about 12 km along the northwest coast of Rhodes and extends up to 17 km into the center of the island. It occupies a total of 89,150 km². Adjacent parishes are in the southwest Kamiros in the southeast and east Kallithea and in the northeast Ialysos .

The Rhodes Airport and the closed Rhodes-Maritsa Airport are located on the territory of the municipality .

Administrative division

The municipality of Petaloudes emerged as a municipality in 1997 from the amalgamation of six rural municipalities. As a result of the administrative reform in 2010 , all municipalities on the island of Rhodes were merged. Since then, the previous municipalities have had the status of municipal districts ( dimotiki enotita ), the former municipal districts are managed as urban districts ( dimotiki kinotita ) or local community ( topiki kinotita ) depending on their population .

District
local community
Greek name code Area (km²) 2001 residents Residents 2011 Villages and settlements
Kremasti Δημοτική Κοινότητα Κρεμαστής 69011001 11,950 4585 5396 Kremasti, Aerolimin
Damatria Τοπική Κοινότητα Δαματρίας 69011002 12.375 0477 0641 Damatria, Kato Kalamon
Theologos Δημοτική Κοινότητα Θεολόγου 69011003 22.375 0856 0809 Theologos, Epano Kalamon
Maritsa Δημοτική Κοινότητα Μαριτσών 69011004 23,650 1766 1808 Maritsa
Paradisi Δημοτική Κοινότητα Παραδεισίου 69011005 9.425 2646 2667 Paradisi, vagies
Pastida Δημοτική Κοινότητα Παστίδας 69011006 9.375 1803 3641 Pastida
total 690110 89.150 12,133 14,962

Individual evidence

  1. Results of the 2011 census, Greek Statistical Office (ΕΛ.ΣΤΑΤ) ( Memento from June 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (Excel document, 2.6 MB)

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