# Amari (municipality)

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Municipality in Greece

Amari Αμάρι Municipality Amari Coordinates: 35°14′N 24°39′E / 35.233°N 24.650°E / 35.233; 24.650 Country Greece Administrative region Crete Regional unit Rethymno Seat Agia Foteini Area • Municipality 277.3 km2 (107.1 sq mi) Population (2021)[1] • Municipality 5,572 • Density 20.09/km2 (52.04/sq mi) • Community 189 Time zone UTC+2 (EET) • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)

**Amari** ([Greek](/source/Greek_language): Αμάρι) is a village and a municipality in [Rethymno](/source/Rethymno_(regional_unit)) regional unit, [Crete](/source/Crete), [Greece](/source/Greece). The seat of the municipality is the village [Agia Foteini](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Agia_Foteini&action=edit&redlink=1).[2] The municipal unit has an area of 277.285 km2 (107.060 sq mi).[3] One of the major geographic features of Amari is the [Amari Valley](/source/Amari_Valley), a landform of high elevation known for [olive](/source/Olive) cultivation.[4] It is thought that [Monastiraki](/source/Monastiraki%2C_Crete) was developed by [Phaistos](/source/Phaistos) inhabitants founding a satellite center as they pushed out into the Amari Valley.[5]

## Municipality

The municipality Amari was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 2 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[2]

- [Kourites](/source/Kourites)

- [Sivritos](/source/Sivritos)

## Province

The province of Amari ([Greek](/source/Greek_language): Επαρχία Αμαρίου) was one of the [provinces](/source/Provinces_of_Greece) of the Rethymno Prefecture. It had the same territory as the present municipality.[6] It was abolished in 2006.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-census21_1-0)** ["Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό"](https://www.statistics.gr/documents/20181/17286366/MON_PLI_DHM_OIKISN_2021.xlsx) [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Kallikratis_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Kallikratis_2-1) ["ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text"](http://www.et.gr/idocs-nph/search/pdfViewerForm.html?args=5C7QrtC22wGYK2xFpSwMnXdtvSoClrL8-SrPzKAEPjjtIl9LGdkF53UIxsx942CdyqxSQYNuqAGCF0IfB9HI6hq6ZkZV96FIukI0UzcPsWCK0LpLhpa7rhiWB4R5ntTnoWw7U8E1Amg.) (in Greek). [Government Gazette](/source/Government_Gazette_(Greece)).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-stat01_3-0)** ["Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150921212047/http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf) (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from [the original](http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf) (PDF) on 2015-09-21.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Crete: Amari Valley](http://crete.wordpress.com/crete-articles/lotus-land-the-amari-valley-crete/)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [C.Michael Hogan, *Phaistos Fieldnotes*, The Modern Antiquarian (2007)](http://themodernantiquarian.com/site/10857/phaistos.html#fieldnotes)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-census91_6-0)** ["Detailed census results 1991"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160303183824/http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00086.pdf) (PDF). Archived from [the original](http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00086.pdf) (PDF) on 2016-03-03. (39 MB) (in Greek and French)

v t e Administrative division of the Crete Region Area 8,336 km2 (3,219 sq mi) Population 623,065 (as of 2011) Municipalities 24 (since 2011) Capital Heraklion Regional unit of Chania Apokoronas Chania Gavdos Kantanos-Selino Kissamos Platanias Sfakia Regional unit of Heraklion Archanes-Asterousia Faistos Gortyna Heraklion Hersonissos Malevizi Minoa Pediada Viannos Regional unit of Lasithi Agios Nikolaos Ierapetra Oropedio Lasithiou Siteia Regional unit of Rethymno Agios Vasileios Amari Anogeia Mylopotamos Rethymno Regional governor Stavros Arnaoutakis (reelected 2014) Decentralized administration Crete

v t e Subdivisions of the municipality of Amari Municipal unit of Kourites Agia Paraskevi Agios Ioannis Apodoulou Fourfouras Kouroutes Lampiotes Lochria Nithavri Petrochori Platania Platanos Vizari Municipal unit of Sivritos Agia Foteini Amari Ano Meros Elenes Gerakari Kalogeros Meronas Monastiraki Pantanassa Patsos Thronos Vistagi Voleones Vryses

v t e Former provinces of Greece Grouped by region and prefecture Attica East and West Attica Attica Piraeus Aegina Hydra Kythira Piraeus Troizinia West Attica Megaris Central Greece Boeotia Livadeia Thebes Euboea Chalcis Istiaia Karystia Phocis Dorida Parnassida Phthiotis Domokos Locris Phthiotis Central Macedonia Chalkidiki Arnaia Chalkidiki Imathia Imathia Naousa Kilkis Kilkis Paionia Pella Almopia Edessa Giannitsa Serres Fyllida Serres Sintiki Visaltia Thessaloniki Lagkadas Thessaloniki Crete Chania Apokoronas Kissamos Kydonia Selino Sfakia Heraklion Kainourgio Malevizi Monofatsi Pediada Pyrgiotissa Temenos Viannos Lasithi Ierapetra Lasithi Mirampello Siteia Rethymno Agios Vasileios Amari Mylopotamos Rethymno Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Evros Alexandroupoli Didymoteicho Orestiada Samothrace Soufli Kavala Kavala Nestos Pangaio Thasos Rhodope Komotini Sapes Epirus Ioannina Dodoni Konitsa Metsovo Pogoni Thesprotia Filiates Margariti Souli Thyamida Ionian Islands Corfu Corfu Paxoi Kefallinia Ithaca Kranaia Pali Sami North Aegean Lesbos Lemnos Mithymna Mytilene Plomari Samos Ikaria Samos Peloponnese Arcadia Gortynia Kynouria Mantineia Megalopoli Argolis Argos Ermionida Nafplia Laconia Epidavros Limira Gytheio Lacedaemon Oitylo Messenia Kalamai Messini Pylia Trifylia South Aegean Cyclades Andros Kea Milos Naxos Paros Syros Thira Tinos Dodecanese Kalymnos Karpathos Kos Rhodes Thessaly Larissa Agia Elassona Farsala Larissa Tyrnavos Magnesia Almyros Skopelos Volos Trikala Kalampaka Trikala West Greece Achaea Aigialeia Kalavryta Patras Aetolia-Acarnania Missolonghi Nafpaktia Trichonida Valtos Vonitsa-Xiromero Elis Elis Olympia Western Macedonia Kozani Eordaia Kozani Voio Note: not all prefectures were subdivided into provinces.

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