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'''Amari''' ({{lang-el|Αμάρι}}) is a village and a municipality in [[Rethymno (regional unit)|Rethymno]] regional unit, [[Crete]], [[Greece]]. The seat of the municipality is the village [[Agia Foteini]].<ref name=Kallikratis>{{Cite web|url=http://www.et.gr/idocs-nph/search/pdfViewerForm.html?args=5C7QrtC22wGYK2xFpSwMnXdtvSoClrL8-SrPzKAEPjjtIl9LGdkF53UIxsx942CdyqxSQYNuqAGCF0IfB9HI6hq6ZkZV96FIukI0UzcPsWCK0LpLhpa7rhiWB4R5ntTnoWw7U8E1Amg.|title=ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text|language=el|publisher=[[Government Gazette (Greece)|Government Gazette]]}}</ref> The municipal unit has an area of {{convert|277.285|km2|abbr=on}}.<ref name=stat01>{{cite web|url=http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf |publisher=National Statistical Service of Greece |title=Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation) |language=el |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921212047/http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf |archivedate=2015-09-21 }}</ref> One of the major geographic features of Amari is the [[Amari Valley]], a landform of high elevation known for [[olive]] cultivation.<ref>[http://crete.wordpress.com/crete-articles/lotus-land-the-amari-valley-crete/ Crete: Amari Valley]</ref> It is thought that [[Monastiraki, Crete|Monastiraki]] was developed by [[Phaistos]] inhabitants founding a satellite center as they pushed out into the Amari Valley.<ref>[http://themodernantiquarian.com/site/10857/phaistos.html#fieldnotes C.Michael Hogan, ''Phaistos Fieldnotes'', The Modern Antiquarian (2007)]</ref>
'''Amari''' ({{lang-el|Αμάρι}}) is a village and a municipality in [[Rethymno (peripheral unit)|Rethymno]] peripheral unit, [[Crete]], [[Greece]]. The seat of the municipality is the village [[Agia Foteini]].<ref name=Kallikratis>[http://www.kedke.gr/uploads2010/FEKB129211082010_kallikratis.pdf Kallikratis law] Greece Ministry of Interior {{el icon}}</ref>


==Municipality==
==Municipality==
The municipality Amari was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 2 former municipalities, that became municipal units:<ref name=Kallikratis/>
The municipality Amari was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 2 former municipalities, that became municipal units:<ref name=Kallikratis/>
*[[Kourites]]
*[[Kourites]]
*[[Syvritos]]
*[[Sivritos]]

==Province==
The province of Amari ({{lang-el|Επαρχία Αμαρίου}}) was one of the [[provinces of Greece|provinces]] of the Rethymno Prefecture. It had the same territory as the present municipality.<ref name=census91>{{cite web|url=http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00086.pdf |title=Detailed census results 1991 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303183824/http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00086.pdf |archivedate=2016-03-03 }}&nbsp;{{small|(39&nbsp;MB)}} {{in lang|el|fr}}</ref> It was abolished in 2006.


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 09:32, 4 April 2024

Amari
Αμάρι
Municipality
Amari is located in Greece
Amari
Amari
Location within the region
Coordinates: 35°14′N 24°39′E / 35.233°N 24.650°E / 35.233; 24.650
LandGriechenland
Administrative regionCrete
Regional unitRethymno
Area
 • Municipality277.3 km2 (107.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipality5,572
 • Density20/km2 (52/sq mi)
 • Community
189
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Amari (Greek: Αμάρι) is a village and a municipality in Rethymno regional unit, Crete, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the village Agia Foteini.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 277.285 km2 (107.060 sq mi).[3] One of the major geographic features of Amari is the Amari Valley, a landform of high elevation known for olive cultivation.[4] It is thought that Monastiraki was developed by Phaistos inhabitants founding a satellite center as they pushed out into the Amari Valley.[5]

Municipality

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The municipality Amari was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 2 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[2]

Province

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The province of Amari (Greek: Επαρχία Αμαρίου) was one of the provinces of the Rethymno Prefecture. It had the same territory as the present municipality.[6] It was abolished in 2006.

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ a b "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ Crete: Amari Valley
  5. ^ C.Michael Hogan, Phaistos Fieldnotes, The Modern Antiquarian (2007)
  6. ^ "Detailed census results 1991" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. (39 MB) (in Greek and French)
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