Afantou
Municipal unit in Greece
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Afantou (Greek: Αφάντου) 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.[2] 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.
Afantou
Αφάντου | |
|---|---|
 Location within Rhodes | |
  Afantou | |
| Coordinates: 36°18′N 28°09′E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | South Aegean |
| Regional unit | Rhodes |
| Municipality | Rhodes |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 46.1 km2 (17.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 7,940 |
| • Municipal unit density | 172/km2 (446/sq mi) |
| • Community | 7,291 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
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 46.100 km2 (17.799 sq mi).[3] 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.
