Puneet Varma (Editor)

Kameiros (municipality)

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Country
  
Greece

Municipality
  
Rhodes

Regional unit
  
Rhodes

Time zone
  
EET (UTC+2)

Administrative region
  
South Aegean

Kameiros (municipality) httpsmediacdntripadvisorcommediaphotos0c

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. The municipal unit lies on the northwest coast of Rhodes, stretching inland into the north-central part of the island.

Map of Kamiros 851 06, Greece

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.

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

References

Kameiros (municipality) Wikipedia