Rhodes (regional unit)

Rhodes Περιφερειακή ενότητα Ρόδου
Peripheral unit
Municipalities of the Dodecanese
The Dodecanese within Greece
Country	Greece
Periphery	South Aegean
Capital	Rhodes (city)
Area
• Total	1,587.2 km2 (612.8 sq mi)
Population  (2001)
• Total	120,889
• Density	76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Rhodes (Greek: Περιφερειακή ενότητα Ρόδου) is one of the peripheral units of Greece. It is part of the periphery of South Aegean. The peripheral unit covers the islands of Rhodes, Chalki, Kastelorizo, Symi, Tilos and several smaller islands in the Aegean Sea.

Administration

As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the peripheral unit Rhodes was created out of the former Dodecanese Prefecture. It is subdivided into 5 municipalities. These are (number as in the map in the infobox):

• Chalki (15)
• Kastelorizo (Megisti, 10)
• Rhodes (Rodos, 1)
• Symi (13)
• Tilos (14)