Mousouroi


Mousouroi, is a former municipality in the Chania regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Platanias, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of. The municipality is named after the medieval noble Mousouros family that existed in the area.
It was part of the former Kydonia Province. The municipal unit extends from the hinterland of the town of Chania to the mountains of south Crete. Many tourists pass through Mousouroi on their way to Omalos and the start of the Samaria Gorge walk, which is in Mousouroi. Mousouroi is bordered by Voukolies in the southwest, Platanias in the northwest, Theriso to the east and East Selino in the southwest with Sfakia in the southeast.
The municipal unit includes the following communities:
CommunityPopulation Area
Alikianos8665.302
Fournes4529.804
Karanos1025.777
Koufos1533.369
Lakkoi21955.573
Meskla26822.435
Orthouni6520.634
Prases11027.511
Sempronas6814.331
Skines5638.228
Psathogiannos1053.599
Vatolakkos64715.181