Karpathos-Kasos
Regional unit in South Aegean, Greece
Karpathos-Kasos Περιφερειακή Ενότητα Καρπάθου - Ηρωϊκής Νήσου Κάσου | |
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 Municipalities of the Dodecanese | |
 The Dodecanese within Greece | |
| Coordinates: 35°30′N 27°10′E / 35.500°N 27.167°E / 35.500; 27.167 | |
| Country | Greece |
| Region | South Aegean |
| Area | |
| • Total | 374.3 km2 (144.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 7,790 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (54/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Karpathos-Kasos (Greek: Περιφερειακή Ενότητα Καρπάθου - Ηρωϊκής Νήσου Κάσου, literally: "Regional Unit of Karpathos - Heroic Island of Kasos") is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of South Aegean. The regional unit covers the islands of Karpathos, Kasos, Saria and several smaller islands in the Aegean Sea.
Administration
As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the regional unit Karpathos was created out of part of the former Dodecanese Prefecture. It was renamed to Karpathos-Kasos in 2017.[1] It is subdivided into 2 municipalities. These are (number as in the map in the infobox):[2]
- Karpathos (5)
- Kasos (6)
Province
The province of Karpathos (Greek: Επαρχία Καρπάθου) was one of the provinces of the Dodecanese Prefecture. It had the same territory as the present regional unit.[3] It was abolished in 2006.
References
- ^ "ΦΕΚ 107A 2017, Άρθρο 130 Μετονομασία Περιφερειακής Ενότητας Καρπάθου σε Περιφερειακή Ενότητα Καρπάθου - Κάσου" (in Greek). Government Gazette. p. 1808.
- ^ "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ "Detailed census results 1991" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. (39 MB) (in Greek and French)
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