South Rhodes
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|name = South Rhodes
|name_local = Νότια Ρόδος
|type = municipal unit
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|map_caption = Location within Rhodes
|periph = South Aegean
|periphunit = Rhodes
|municipality = Rhodes
|population_as_of = 2021
|pop_municunit = 3704
|area_municunit = 379.1
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|website = {{official website|http://www.southrhodes.gr/}}
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South Rhodes ({{langx|el|Νότια Ρόδος}} - Nótia Ródos) 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.et.gr/idocs-nph/search/pdfViewerForm.html?args=5C7QrtC22wGYK2xFpSwMnXdtvSoClrL81-32jgAMSfbnMRVjyfnPUeJInJ48_97uHrMts-zFzeyCiBSQOpYnT00MHhcXFRTsb2fGphpq4MKX2ZkaHobySNnvZCNHXvYVvlf80XevW0Q.|title=ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities|language=el|publisher=Government Gazette}}
Geography
The municipal unit comprises the southernmost portion of the island, and is a result of a union of ten former communities:
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!width="100px"| Community !width="80px"| Population (2021) !width="40px"| Area (km²){{cite web|url=http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf|publisher=National Statistical Service of Greece|title=Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)|language=el}} !width="250px"| Localities |
| Apolakkia (Απολακκιά) | 409
| 29.1
| Apolakkia |
| Arnitha (Αρνίθα) | 124
| 22.0
| Arnitha |
| Asklipieio (Ασκληπιείο) | 765
| 46.6
| Asklipieio |
| Gennadi (Γεννάδι) | 1,224
| 33.5
| Gennadi |
| Istrios (Ίστριος) | 160
| 18.4
| Istrios |
| Kattavia (Κατταβιά) | 323
| 97.4
| Kattavia |
| Lachania (Λαχανιά) | 139
| 25.4
| Lachania |
| Mesanagros (Μεσαναγρός) | 96
| 51.8
| Mesanagros |
| Profilia (Προφίλια) | 131
| 15.9
| Profilia |
| Vati (Βάτι) | 333
| 39.1
| Vati |
At the 2021 census, the population was 3,704. It has a land area of 379.050 km², covering about 27 percent of the island's area. The seat of the municipality was in Gennádi.
Gallery
File:Platia in Kattavia pl.jpg|A square in Kattavia
File:Prassonissi beach.jpg|Prasonisi beach
File:Asklipio069.JPG|Church of the Dormition in Asklipieio
File:Prassonissi light house 2.jpg|Prasonisi Lighthouse
References
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External links
{{commons category|South Rhodes}}
- {{in lang|en|el}} [http://www.southrhodes.gr/ South Rhodes official website]
- Logo of South Rodes (dewiki)
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