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Dikaios, Kos

Coordinates: 36°52′N 27°12′E / 36.867°N 27.200°E / 36.867; 27.200
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Dikaios
Δίκαιος
Dikaios is located in Greece
Dikaios
Dikaios
Location within Kos
Coordinates: 36°52′N 27°12′E / 36.867°N 27.200°E / 36.867; 27.200
CountryGreece
Administrative regionSouth Aegean
Regional unitKos
MunicipalityKos
Area
 • Municipal unit62.6 km2 (24.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipal unit
8,192
 • Municipal unit density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Dikaios (Greek: Δίκαιος) is a former municipality on the island of Kos, in the Dodecanese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality Kos, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] Population 8,192 (2021). The seat of the municipality was in Zipari. The other large town is Pyli. The municipal unit, which comprises about one-fifth of the island's territory, has a land area of 62.575 km².[3] It shares the island of Kos with the municipal units of Kos and Irakleides.

References

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  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 B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.