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.[3] 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 | |
|---|---|
  Platanias Location within the region  | |
| Coordinates: 35°31′N 23°54′E / 35.517°N 23.900°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Crete |
| Regional unit | Chania |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ioannis Malandrakis[1] (since 2011) |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 491.8 km2 (189.9 sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 74.9 km2 (28.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| • Municipality | 15,299 |
| • Density | 31/km2 (81/sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 4,665 |
| • Municipal unit density | 62/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| • Community | 953 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 730 14 |
| Area code(s) | 28210 |
| Vehicle registration | ΧΝ, XB |
Municipality
editThe municipality Platanias was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 4 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[3]
The municipality has an area of 491.78 km2 (189.88 sq mi), the municipal unit 74.93 km2 (28.93 sq mi).[4]
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
edit| Year | Village | Municipal unit | Municipality |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 630 | - | - |
| 1991 | 719 | 5,044 | - |
| 2001 | 823 | 5,118 | - |
| 2011 | 979 | 5,275 | 16,874 |
| 2021 | 953 | 4,665 | 15,299 |
Gallery
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Municipalities of Chania regional unit. Platanias: 6 -
References
edit- ^ Municipality of Platanias, Municipal elections – October 2023, Ministry of Interior
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "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.
External links
editSee Chania Region for maps