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. ...
,
Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ...
. 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
