Rethymno Περιφερειακή ενότητα Ρεθύμνου | |
|---|---|
 Municipalities of Rethymno | |
  Rethymno Rethymno within Greece  | |
| Coordinates:35°15′N24°35′E / 35.250°N 24.583°E /35.250; 24.583 | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Crete |
| Seat | Rethymno |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,496 km2 (578 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 84,866 |
| • Density | 57/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 74x xx |
| Area code(s) | 283x0 |
| Vehicle registration | ΡΕ |
| Website | www |
Rethymno (Greek:Περιφερειακή ενότητα Ρεθύμνου) is one of the fourregional units ofCrete,Greece. Its capital is the city ofRethymno. Today, its main income is tourism. The countryside is also based economically on agriculture and herding.
The regional unit Rethymno is subdivided into five municipalities. These are (number as in the map in the infobox):[2]
The Rethymnoprefecture (Greek:Νομός Ρεθύμνου or Ρεθύμνης) was created while Crete was still anautonomous state, and was preserved after the island joined Greece in 1913. As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the Rethymno regional unit was created out of the former prefecture. The prefecture had the same territory as the present regional unit. At the same time, the municipalities were reorganised, according to the table below.[2]
| New municipality | Old municipalities | Seat |
|---|---|---|
| Agios Vasileios | Lampi | Spili |
| Foinikas | ||
| Amari | Kourites | Agia Foteini |
| Sivritos | ||
| Anogeia | Anogeia | Anogeia |
| Mylopotamos | Geropotamos | Perama |
| Kouloukonas | ||
| Zoniana | ||
| Rethymno | Rethymno | Rethymno |
| Arkadi | ||
| Lappa | ||
| Nikiforos Fokas |
Note: Provinces no longer hold any legal status inGreece.
The main towns of the regional unit Rethymno are (ranked by 2021 census population):
Administrative division of theCrete Region | ||
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| Regional unit ofChania |  | |
| Regional unit ofHeraklion | ||
| Regional unit ofLasithi | ||
| Regional unit ofRethymno | ||
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