Irakleides
Ηρακλείδες
Irakleides is located in Greece
Irakleides
Irakleides
Location within the Dodecanese
Coordinates: 36°49′N 27°06′E / 36.817°N 27.100°E / 36.817; 27.100
CountryGreece
Administrative regionSouth Aegean
Regional unitKos
MunicipalityKos
  Municipal unit160.5 km2 (62.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Municipal unit
6,826
  Municipal unit density43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Irakleides (Greek: Ηρακλείδες) is a former municipality on the island of Kos, in the Dodecanese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality Kos, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] Population 6,826 (2011). It is the largest in area of the three municipal units on the island, at 160.538 km²,[3] and comprises 55.3% of the island's territory. The seat of the municipality was in Antimacheia (pop. 2,205). The largest village is Kefalos (2,156). Kardamaina (1,650), Mastichari (470), Kampos (228), Onia (100), and Kamarion (154) are the other villages in the municipal unit. It shares the island of Kos with the municipal units of Kos and Dikaios.

References

  1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.


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