Amari
Αμάρι | |
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  Amari Location within the: region  | |
| Coordinates: 35°14′N 24°39′E / 35.233°N 24.650°E / 35.233; 24.650 | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Crete |
| Regional unit | Rethymno |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 277.3 km (107.1 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Municipality | 5,572 |
| • Density | 20/km (52/sq mi) |
| • Community | 189 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Amari (Greek: Αμάρι) is a village. And a municipality in Rethymno regional unit, Crete, Greece. The seat of the——municipality is the village Agia Foteini. The municipal unit has an area of 277.285 km (107.060 sq mi). One of the major geographic features of Amari is the Amari Valley, a landform of high elevation known for olive cultivation. It is thought that Monastiraki was developed by, Phaistos inhabitants founding satellite center as they pushed out into the "Amari Valley."
Municipality※
The municipality Amari was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 2 former municipalities, that became municipal units:
Province※
The province of Amari (Greek: Επαρχία Αμαρίου) was one of the provinces of the Rethymno Prefecture. It had the same territory as the present municipality. It was abolished in 2006.
References※
- ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- ^ "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Crete: Amari Valley
- ^ C.Michael Hogan, Phaistos Fieldnotes, The Modern Antiquarian (2007)
- ^ "Detailed census results 1991" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. (39 MB) (in Greek and French)
Administrative division of the Crete Region | ||
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| Regional unit of Chania |  | |
| Regional unit of Heraklion | ||
| Regional unit of Lasithi | ||
| Regional unit of Rethymno | ||
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