Kameiros (municipality)

Kameiros (Greek: Δήμος Καμείρου) is a former municipality on the island of Rhodes, in the Dodecanese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it has been part of the municipality of Rhodes, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit lies on the northwest coast of Rhodes, stretching inland into the north-central part of the island.

Kameiros
Κάμειρος
Kameiros is located in Greece
Kameiros
Kameiros
Location within Rhodes
Coordinates: 36°20′N 27°55′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionSouth Aegean
Regional unitRhodes
MunicipalityRhodes
  Municipal unit211.8 km2 (81.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Municipal unit
4,720
  Municipal unit density22/km2 (58/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

The seat of the municipality was in Soroni (pop. 1,278 in 2011). Other large towns are Apóllona (845), Fanes (858), Salakos (571), and Kalavárda (502). It did not include the small port of Kameiros Skala, which was in Attavyros municipality (now municipal unit). The municipal population was 4,720 at the 2011 census, and the land area is 211.825 km².[3]

The municipality was named after the ancient city of Kameiros, which lies just west of Kalavarda.

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