Afantou

Also known as Afandou

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.

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Place details

Locality: Αφάντου
Region: Περιφέρεια Νοτίου Αιγαίου
Country: Ελλάς
Population: 5,562
Timezone: Europe/Athens

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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

Population: 2416
Area: 46.1
Image: Afandou Kirche.jpg
Dialing code: 2241

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Commons category: Afandou
postal code: 85103
native label: Αφάντου

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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.