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Karpathos-Kasos Περιφερειακή Ενότητα Καρπάθου - Ηρωϊκής Νήσου Κάσου
Regional unit
Municipalities of the Dodecanese
Karpathos-KasosKarpathos-Kasos within Greece
Coordinates: 35°30′N 27°10′E / 35.500°N 27.167°E / 35.500; 27.167
Country	Greece
Administrative region	South Aegean
Area
• Total	374.3 km (144.5 sq mi)
Population
• Total	7,790
• Density	21/km (54/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Karpathos-Kasos (Greek: Περιφερειακή Ενότητα Καρπάθου - Ηρωϊκής Νήσου Κάσου, literally: "Regional Unit of Karpathos - Heroic Island of Kasos") is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of South Aegean. The regional unit covers the islands of Karpathos, Kasos, Saria and several smaller islands in the Aegean Sea.

Administration

As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the regional unit Karpathos was created out of part of the former Dodecanese Prefecture. It was renamed to Karpathos-Kasos in 2017. It is subdivided into 2 municipalities. These are (number as in the map in the infobox):

• Karpathos (5)
• Kasos (6)

Province

The province of Karpathos (Greek: Επαρχία Καρπάθου) was one of the provinces of the Dodecanese Prefecture. It had the same territory as the present regional unit. It was abolished in 2006.

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 107A 2017, Άρθρο 130 Μετονομασία Περιφερειακής Ενότητας Καρπάθου σε Περιφερειακή Ενότητα Καρπάθου - Κάσου" (in Greek). Government Gazette. p. 1808.
3. "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
4. "Detailed census results 1991" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. (39 MB) (in Greek and French)

v t e Administrative division of the South Aegean Region
Area: 5,286 km (2,041 sq mi) Population: 309,015 (as of 2011) Municipalities: 34 (since 2011) Capital: Ermoupoli (Syros)
Regional unit of Andros	Andros
Regional unit of Kalymnos	Agathonisi Astypalaia Kalymnos Leipsoi Leros Patmos
Regional unit of Karpathos-Kasos	Karpathos Kasos
Regional unit of Kea-Kythnos	Kea Kythnos
Regional unit of Kos	Kos Nisyros
Regional unit of Milos	Kimolos Milos Serifos Sifnos
Regional unit of Mykonos	Mykonos
Regional unit of Naxos	Amorgos Naxos and Lesser Cyclades
Regional unit of Paros	Antiparos Paros
Regional unit of Rhodes	Chalki Kastellorizo Rhodes Symi Tilos
Regional unit of Syros	Syros-Ermoupoli
Regional unit of Thira	Anafi Folegandros Ios Sikinos Thira (Santorini)
Regional unit of Tinos	Tinos
Regional governor: Giorgos Hatzimarkos (since 2014) Decentralized Administration: Aegean

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