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(Redirected from Rhodope Prefecture) Regional unit in Greece
Rhodope Περιφερειακή ενότητα
Ροδόπης
Regional unit
Municipalities of RhodopeMunicipalities of Rhodope
Rhodope is located in GreeceRhodopeRhodopeRhodope within Greece
Coordinates: 41°05′N 25°25′E / 41.083°N 25.417°E / 41.083; 25.417
CountryGreece
Administrative regionEastern Macedonia and Thrace
SeatKomotini
Area
 • Total2,543 km (982 sq mi)
Population
 • Total104,262
 • Density41/km (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code69x xx
Area code(s)253x0
Vehicle registrationΚΟ

Rhodope (Greek: Ροδόπη, Rodópi [roˈðopi]) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of East Macedonia and Thrace. Its name is derived from the Rhodope Mountains, which cover the northern part of its territory. Together with the regional units Evros and Xanthi, it forms the geographical region of Western Thrace. The capital of the prefecture is the city of Komotini. The second largest town is Sapes. Most of the Muslims of Thrace, the only officially recognized minority in Greece, are settled in this area, where they form around half of the regional unit's population.

Geography

Rhodope borders on the regional unit Xanthi to the west and Evros to the east, and on Bulgaria's Kardzhali Province to the north. The Aegean Sea lies to the south. The eastern Rhodope Mountains cover the northern part of the regional unit. Apart from the mountainous areas, the territory consists mainly of farmland, forests and grasslands.

The southern and the central part have a mainly Mediterranean climate, and the northern part a mainly continental climate with cold winters.

Administration

The regional unit Rhodope is subdivided into 4 municipalities. These are (number as in the map in the infobox):

In 2015 this regional unit has three seats in the Hellenic Parliament.

Prefecture

Rhodope was established as a prefecture in 1930 (Greek: Νομός Ροδόπης), when the former Thrace Prefecture was divided into the Rhodope and Evros prefectures. In 1944 Xanthi Prefecture was created from the western part of Rhodope Prefecture. Since the 1990s Rhodope cooperated with Evros in the Rhodope-Evros Super-prefecture.

As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the prefecture was transformed into a regional unit within the East Macedonia and Thrace region, with no change in its boundaries. At the same time, the municipalities were reorganised, according to the table below.

The Rhodope regional unit had 104,380 in accordance with the 2021 census results, a decline from 112,039 inhabitants in the 2011 census results. The capital of the Regional unit is Komotini which has an estimated urban population of 55,000. It is the largest settlement in the regional unit. It also serves as the capital of the Eastern Macedonia and Thrace administrative region.

New municipality Old municipalities Seat
Arriana Arriana Fillyra
Kechros
Organi
Fillyra
Iasmos Iasmos Iasmos
Amaxades
Sostis
Komotini Komotini Komotini
Aigeiros
Neo Sidirochori
Maroneia-Sapes Maroneia Sapes
Sapes

Provinces

Note: Provinces no longer hold any legal status in Greece.

Sites of interest

Beaches and resorts

  1. Petrota beach
  2. Synaxi beach
  3. Marmaritsa
  4. Agios Charalampos' beach
  5. Kangeles, near Maronia
  6. Platanitis
  7. Alkyona
  8. Proskynites' beach or Kryoneri
  9. Profitis Ilias
  10. Imeros' beach
  11. Karousmilou
  12. Molyvoti
  13. Chrysophora islet
  14. Glyfada's beach
  15. Paralia Mesis (with Blue flag 2014)
  16. Arogi's beaches (1 of them with Blue flag 2014)
  17. Fanari beaches (2 of them with Blue flag 2014)

Gallery

Transport

See also

References

  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. ^ "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. Law, Gwillim (1999). Administrative subdivisions of countries: a comprehensive world reference, 1900 through 1998. McFarland. p. 152. ISBN 978-0-7864-0729-3.

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Administrative division of the Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Region
Area
14,157 km (5,466 sq mi)
Population
608,182 (as of 2011)
Municipalities
22 (since 2011)
Capital
Komotini
Regional unit of Drama
Regional unit of Evros
Regional unit of Kavala
Regional unit of Rhodope
Regional unit of Thasos
Regional unit of Xanthi
Regional governor
Christos Metios [el] (since November 2016, elected 2019)
Decentralized Administration
Macedonia and Thrace
Prefectures of Greece
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By year established
1800s
1833
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Aetolia-Acarnania
Arcadia
Argolis and Corinthia
Attica and Boeotia
Cyclades
Euboea
Laconia
Messenia
Phocis and Locris
1845
Phthiotis and Phocis
1864
Corfu
Kefallinia
Lefkada
Zakynthos
1882
Arta
Larissa
Trikala
1899
Achaea
Argolis
Attica
Boeotia
Corinthia
Elis
Evrytania
Karditsa
Lacedaemon
Lakoniki
Magnesia
Phocis
Phthiotis
Trifylia
1900s
1912
Chania
Heraklion
Lasithi
Rethymno
Sfakia
1914
Thessaloniki
1915
Argyrokastron
Chalkidiki
Chios
Drama
Florina
Ioannina
Kavala
Korytsa
Kozani
Lesbos
Preveza
Samos
Serres
1920
Adrianople
Evros
Kallipolis
Rhaedestos
Rhodope
Saranta Ekklisies
1930–1944
Pella
Kilkis
Thesprotia
Kastoria
Xanthi
1947
Dodecanese
Imathia
Pieria
1964
Grevena
Piraeus
Former provinces of Greece
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Chalkidiki
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Kilkis
Pella
Serres
Thessaloniki
Crete
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Lasithi
Rethymno
Eastern Macedonia and Thrace
Evros
Kavala
Rhodope
Epirus
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Thesprotia
Ionian Islands
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Cyclades
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Thessaly
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Magnesia
Trikala
West Greece
Achaea
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Western Macedonia
Kozani
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