Kantanos–Selino
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Kantanos–Selino is a municipality in Chania peripheral unit, Crete
, Greece
. The seat of the municipality is the village Palaiochora
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Crete
Crete is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, and one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece. It forms a significant part of the economy and cultural heritage of Greece while retaining its own local cultural traits...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. The seat of the municipality is the village Palaiochora
Palaiochora
Palaiochora is a small town in Chania prefecture. Paleochora is located 77 km south of Chania, on the southwest coast of Crete and occupies a small peninsula 400m wide and 700m long. The town is set along 11 km of coastline bordering the Libyan Sea...
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Municipality
The municipality Kantanos–Selino was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units:- East Selino
- Kantanos
- PelekanosPelekanosPelekanos is a former municipality in the Chania peripheral unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kantanos-Selino, of which it is a municipal unit. Pelekanos is in the south west corner of the island, part of the rugged and remote Selino Province...