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South Rhodes ( el, Νότια Ρόδος - ''Nótia Ródos'') is a former
municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
on the island of
Rhodes Rhodes (; el, Ρόδος , translit=Ródos ) is the largest and the historical capital of the Dodecanese islands of Greece. Administratively, the island forms a separate municipality within the Rhodes regional unit, which is part of the So ...
, in the
Dodecanese The Dodecanese (, ; el, Δωδεκάνησα, ''Dodekánisa'' , ) are a group of 15 larger plus 150 smaller Greek islands in the southeastern Aegean Sea and Eastern Mediterranean, off the coast of Turkey's Anatolia, of which 26 are inhabited. ...
,
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. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality
Rhodes Rhodes (; el, Ρόδος , translit=Ródos ) is the largest and the historical capital of the Dodecanese islands of Greece. Administratively, the island forms a separate municipality within the Rhodes regional unit, which is part of the So ...
, 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: 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.


Gallery

File:Platia in Kattavia pl.jpg, A square in Kattavia File:Prassonissi beach.jpg,
Prasonisi Prasonisi (also Prassoníssi) cape is a part of the island of Rhodes. It is located 92 km from Rhodes town; 40 km from Lindos, at the southern part of Rhodes. Overview Prasonisi is the Greek word for "green island". During summer tim ...
beach File:Asklipio069.JPG, Church of the Dormition in Asklipieio File:Prassonissi light house 2.jpg,
Prasonisi Lighthouse Prasonisi (also Prassoníssi) cape is a part of the island of Rhodes. It is located 92 km from Rhodes town; 40 km from Lindos, at the southern part of Rhodes. Overview Prasonisi is the Greek word for "green island". During summer tim ...


References


External links


South Rhodes official website
* Logo of South Rodes (dewiki) {{Rhodes div Populated places in Rhodes