South Rhodes


South Rhodes is 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.

Geography

The municipal unit comprises the southernmost portion of the island, and is a result of a union of ten former communities:
CommunityPopulation Area Localities
Apolakkia
409
29.1
Apolakkia
Arnitha
124
22.0
Arnitha
Asklipieio
765
46.6
Asklipieio
Kiotari
Gennadi
1,224
33.5
Gennadi
Istrios
160
18.4
Istrios
Kattavia
323
97.4
Kattavia
Agios Pavlos
Machairia
Plimmyri
Prasonisi
Lachania
139
25.4
Lachania
Mesanagros
96
51.8
Mesanagros
Profilia
131
15.9
Profilia
Vati
333
39.1
Vati

At the 2021 census, the population was 3,704. It has a land area of 379.050 km², covering about 27 percent of the island's area. The seat of the municipality was in Gennádi.