Irakleides
Encyclopedia
Irakleides 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. Population 6,963 (2001). It is the largest in area of the three municipal units on the island, at 160.538 km², 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
(2,458). Kardamena
(1,783), Mastihari (368), Kampos (69), Onia (48), and Kamarion (32) are the other villages in the municipal unit. It shares the island of Kos with the municipal units of Kos and Dikaios.
Communities and Municipalities of Greece
For the new municipalities of Greece see the Kallikratis ProgrammeThe municipalities and communities of Greece are one of several levels of government within the organizational structure of that country. Thirteen regions called peripheries form the largest unit of government beneath the State. ...
on the island of Kos
Kos
Kos or Cos is a Greek island in the south Sporades group of the Dodecanese, next to the Gulf of Gökova/Cos. It measures by , and is from the coast of Bodrum, Turkey and the ancient region of Caria. Administratively the island forms a separate municipality within the Kos peripheral unit, which is...
, in the Dodecanese
Dodecanese
The Dodecanese are a group of 12 larger plus 150 smaller Greek islands in the Aegean Sea, of which 26 are inhabited. Τhis island group generally defines the eastern limit of the Sea of Crete. They belong to the Southern Sporades island group...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kos
Kos
Kos or Cos is a Greek island in the south Sporades group of the Dodecanese, next to the Gulf of Gökova/Cos. It measures by , and is from the coast of Bodrum, Turkey and the ancient region of Caria. Administratively the island forms a separate municipality within the Kos peripheral unit, which is...
, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 6,963 (2001). It is the largest in area of the three municipal units on the island, at 160.538 km², 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
Kefalos
Kefalos, a Greek town, is situated at the southwest side of the island of Kos, in the municipality of Irakleides, 43 km from Kos Town.It is built on a stone height, dominated by the imposing windmill of Papavasilis and is home to 2,458 inhabitants .-Resort:The resort of Kefalos is purpose-built,...
(2,458). Kardamena
Kardamena
Kardamaina , is a small Greek town 7 km from Kos Island International Airport at Antimacheia, situated mid-way along the south coast of the island of Kos. It lies in the municipal unit of Irakleides, in the Dodecanese...
(1,783), Mastihari (368), Kampos (69), Onia (48), and Kamarion (32) are the other villages in the municipal unit. It shares the island of Kos with the municipal units of Kos and Dikaios.