Platanias

Platanias (Greek: Πλατανιάς) is a village and municipality on the Greek island of Crete. It is located about 10 km (6.2 mi) west from the city of Chania and east of Kissamos, on Chania Bay. The seat of the municipality is the village Gerani.[2] Platanias (and the neighbouring village of Agia Marina) is a popular tourism village with beaches, several hotels, restaurants, bars, nightclubs and souvenir shops. The area is especially popular with Scandinavian tourists with the season running from April to October. Not far from the coast is the island of Agioi Theodoroi.

Platanias
Πλατανιάς
Municipality
Platanias is located in Greece
Platanias
Platanias
Location within the region
Coordinates: 35°31′N 23°54′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCrete
Regional unitChania
Government
 • MayorIoannis Malandrakis
Area
 • Municipality491.8 km2 (189.9 sq mi)
 • Municipal unit74.9 km2 (28.9 sq mi)
Elevation
10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipality15,299
 • Density31/km2 (81/sq mi)
 • Municipal unit
4,665
 • Municipal unit density62/km2 (160/sq mi)
 • Community
953
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
730 14
Area code(s)28210
Vehicle registrationΧΝ, XB

Municipality

The municipality Platanias was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 4 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[2]

  • Kolymvari
  • Mousouroi
  • Platanias
  • Voukolies

The municipality has an area of 491.78 km2 (189.88 sq mi), the municipal unit 74.93 km2 (28.93 sq mi).[3]

It lies within the Chania regional unit and is numbered 6 on the map of the Chania region. It is on the north coast, forming the eastern shore of Kissamos Bay (Kolpos Kissamou Kόλπος Κισσάμου), and the west and south shores of Chania Bay (Kolpos Chanion Κόλπος Χανίων). It is bordered by Kissamos (5) to the west, Kantanos-Selino (4) to the south, Chania (1) to the east, and Sfakia (7) in the southeast. Its northeast region is the Rodopos Peninsula (Chersonisos Rodopou Χερσόνησος Ροδωπού).

Historical population
YearVillageMunicipal unitMunicipality
1981630--
19917195,044-
20018235,118-
20119795,27516,874
20219534,66515,299
  • Municipalities of Chania regional unit. Platanias: 6
    Municipalities of Chania regional unit. Platanias: 6
  • Map of former municipality of Platanias, now the municipal unit, bordered by Voukolies on the west and Mousouroi on the east
    Map of former municipality of Platanias, now the municipal unit, bordered by Voukolies on the west and Mousouroi on the east

References
  1. "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.
  2. "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.

See Chania Region for maps

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