Rethymno Prefecture Νομός Ρεθύμνου
Periphery	Crete
Capital	Rethymno
Population	86,532 (2005) Ranked 40th
Area	1,496 km² Ranked 44th
Population density	57.8/km² Ranked 23rd
Number of provinces	4
Number of municipalities	11
Number of communities
Postal codes	74x xx
Area codes	283x0
Licence plate code	ΡΕ
ISO 3166-2 code	GR-93
Website

Rethymno (IPA ['reθimno]) (Greek Ρέθυμνο) is a prefecture in the island of Crete, Greece. Its capital is the city of Rethymno. Image File history File links GreeceRethimno. ... The peripheries (περιφέρειες) are the subnational divisions of Greece. ... Crete (Greek Κρήτη / Kriti) is the largest of the Greek islands and the fifth largest in the Mediterranean Sea. ... Rethymno (IPA ), also Rethimno, older form: Rethymnon) (Greek, Modern: Ρέθυμνο), a city of approximately 30,000 people, is the capital of Rethymno Prefecture in the island of Crete, Greece. ... This is a list of the prefectures of Greece, in order of descending population (in 2005). ... -1... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Following is a list of Greek prefectures ordered by population density. ... Here are a lists of the provinces (Greek: επαρχεία, eparcheia fr. ... Communities and municipalities of Greece are one of several levels of government within the organizational structure of that country. ... Communities and municipalities of Greece are one of several levels of government within the organizational structure of that country. ... Here are list of postal codes in Greece. ... This is an alphabetical list by town of dialing codes in Greece. ... Greek car number plates are composed of three letters and four digits per plate (e. ... The front page of the English Wikipedia Website. ... The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is a system of phonetic notation devised by linguists to accurately and uniquely represent each of the wide variety of sounds (phones or phonemes) used in spoken human language. ... Greece consists of 13 administrative regions known as Peripheries of Greece, which are further subdivided into 51 prefectures (nomoi, singular - nomos, Greek: νομοί, νομός)): See also List of the prefectures of Greece by area List of the prefectures of Greece by population density List of the prefectures of Greece by population External... Crete (Greek Κρήτη / Kriti) is the largest of the Greek islands and the fifth largest in the Mediterranean Sea. ... Rethymno (IPA ), also Rethimno, older form: Rethymnon) (Greek, Modern: Ρέθυμνο), a city of approximately 30,000 people, is the capital of Rethymno Prefecture in the island of Crete, Greece. ...

Today its main income is tourism. The countryside of the prefecture is also based economically on agriculture and herding. The village of Anogia is reported to have the highest fertility rate of the EU. Three other notable towns in the Rethymno prefecture are Plakias, Spili and Agia Galini. Plakias is a village on the south coast of Crete. ...

Famous inhabitants of the Rethymno Prefecture

• Nick the Greek
• Nikolaos Sifounakis

Nicholas Andreas Nick the Greek Dandolos (born in Rethymnon, Crete 1883-December 25, 1966) was a professional gambler and high roller. ... Nikolaos Sifounakis (Νικόλαος Σηφουνάκης) (born 21 December 1949 in Rethymno) is a Greek politician, former Minister of the Aegean Sea and currently Member of the European Parliament. ...

Municipalities

See also: List of settlements in the Rethymno prefecture Rethymno (IPA ), also Rethimno, older form: Rethymnon) (Greek, Modern: Ρέθυμνο), a city of approximately 30,000 people, is the capital of Rethymno Prefecture in the island of Crete, Greece. ... This is a list of settlements in the Rethymno Prefecture, Greece. ...