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Apokoronas (Greek: Αποκόρωνας) is a municipality and a former province (επαρχία) in the Chania regional unit, north-west Crete, Greece. It is situated on the north coast of Crete, to the east of Chania itself. The seat of the municipality is the village Vryses. [2] The municipality has an area of 315.478 km 2 (121.807 sq mi). [3]
Armenoi (Greek: Αρμένοι, also transliterated as Armeni) is a village and former municipality in the Chania regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Apokoronas, of which it is a municipal unit. [2] The municipal unit has an area of 55.292 km 2 (21.348 sq mi). [3]
Almyrida (Greek: Αλμυρίδα, Almyrída, [almiˈɾiða]) is a seaside resort village located in the municipality of Apokoronas on the northwest coast of the island of Crete, Greece. [1] The village is approximately 20 kilometers from Chania, in the Chania regional unit. Traditionally a fishing village, Almyrida has a long beach. [2]
The Chania prefecture (Greek: Νομός Χανίων) was created while Crete was still an autonomous state, and was preserved after the island joined Greece in 1913. As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the Chania regional unit was created out of the former prefecture.
Georgioupoli (Greek: Γεωργιούπολη) is a resort village and former municipality in the Chania regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Apokoronas, of which it is a municipal unit. [2] The municipal unit has an area of 53.498 km 2 (20.656 sq mi). [3]
Stylos or Stilos (Greek: Στύλος) is a village and part of the Apokoronas municipal unit in the Chania regional unit of the Greek island of Crete. The Greek etymology of the name of the village is 'column' or 'pillar'. No existing topographical or surviving architectural feature could account for this naming.
Vryses (Greek: Βρύσες) is a village in Crete, Greece, and the seat of the municipality of Apokoronas. It has a population of 854 inhabitants according to the 2021 census. It is now a popular tourist destination that has maintained its Cretan character.
Kefalas (Greek: Κεφαλάς) is a over 800 years old village on the island of Crete, Greece, [2] 360 m above sea level. [3] It is in the Vamos municipal unit in the Apokoronas municipality. The community consists of the villages Kefalas, Drapanos and Palailoni.