South Rhodes


South Rhodes 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.

Geography

The municipal unit comprises the southernmost portion of the island, and is a result of a union of ten former communities:
CommunityPopulation Area Localities
Apolakkia
496
29.1
Apolakkia
Arnitha
215
22.0
Arnitha
Asklipieio
646
46.6
Asklipieio
Kiotari
Gennadi
33.5
Gennadi
Istrios
291
18.4
Istrios
Kattavia
307
97.4
Kattavia
Agios Paulos
Machairia
Plimmyri
Prasonisi
Lachania
153
25.4
Lachania
Mesanagros
155
51.8
Mesanagros
Profilia
304
15.9
Profilia
Vati
323
39.1
Vati

At the 2011 census, the population was 3,561. 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, a town of 671 inhabitants.

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