| Kantanos-Selino Κάντανος-Σέλινο | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
  Kantanos-SelinoLocation within the region  | |
| Coordinates: 35°14′N 23°41′E / 35.233°N 23.683°E / 35.233; 23.683 | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Crete |
| Regional unit | Chania |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 376.3 km (145.3 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Municipality | 5,009 |
| • Density | 13/km (34/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Kantanos-Selino (Greek: Κάντανος-Σέλινο) is a municipality in Chania regional unit, Crete, Greece. It is numbered 4 on the map of the Chania region. The seat of the municipality is the village of Palaiochora. The municipality has an area of 376.254 km (145.272 sq mi). A significant number of fresco's painted by Ioannis Pagomenos are located in Selino.
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:
It forms the southwest part of the Chania region and of Crete, and is bordered by Kissamos (5) to the northwest, by Platanias (6) to the north, and by Sfakia (7) to the east.
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.
| 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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| Subdivisions of the municipality of Kantanos-Selino | |
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| Municipal unit of East Selino | |
| Municipal unit of Kandanos |
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| Municipal unit of Pelekanos |
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