Afantou
Sign in to saveAfantou () is a village and a former municipality on the island of Rhodes, in the Dodecanese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Rhodes, of which it is a municipal unit. It is situated on the east coast of Rhodes just south of the resort town Faliraki. From a total population of 7,940 (2021 census), 6,936 reside in Afantou town. The only other settlements are the village of Archipoli and the resort Kolympia.
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Key facts
- Greek Dimos.name
- Afantou
- Greek Dimos.name_local
- Αφάντου
- Greek Dimos.type
- municipal unit
- Greek Dimos.image_map
- DE Afandou.svg
- Greek Dimos.map_caption
- Location within Rhodes
- Greek Dimos.periph
- South Aegean
- Greek Dimos.periphunit
- Rhodes
- Greek Dimos.municipality
- Rhodes
- Greek Dimos.population_as_of
- 2021
- Greek Dimos.pop_municunit
- 7940
- Greek Dimos.area_municunit
- 46.1
- Greek Dimos.pop_community
- 7291
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Greece
- Located in
- Rodos Municipality
- Population
- +2416
- Area
- +46.1
- Image
- Afandou Kirche.jpg
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Afantou () is a village and a former municipality on the island of Rhodes, in the Dodecanese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Rhodes, of which it is a municipal unit. It is situated on the east coast of Rhodes just south of the resort town Faliraki. From a total population of 7,940 (2021 census), 6,936 reside in Afantou town. The only other settlements are the village of Archipoli and the resort Kolympia.
left|thumbnail|Afantou beach, one of the longest beaches on the island The municipal unit also hosts the only golf course of the island, the Afantou-Golf, which is next to one of the longest beaches on the island. The municipal unit has a land area of . In 1996, the Music School of Rhodes (Greece) was transferred from Therme to Afantou due to housing problems for the school whilst it was situated in Therme.