Ialysos
Ialysos
Ιαλυσός | |
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Panorama of the town | |
Location within Rhodes | |
Ialysos | |
| Coordinates: 36°25′N 28°09′E / 36.417°N 28.150°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | South Aegean |
| Regional unit | Rhodes |
| Municipality | Rhodes |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 16.7 km2 (6.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Municipal unit | 12,717 |
| • Municipal unit density | 761/km2 (1,970/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Ialysos (Greek: Ιαλυσός, before 1976: Τριάντα Trianta) is a town and a former municipality on the island of Rhodes, in the Dodecanese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Rhodes, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 16.7 km2. It is the second-largest town on the island of Rhodes, having a population of approximately 13,000. Ialysos is located eight kilometres (5.0 miles) west of the town of Rhodes, the island's capital, on the island's northwestern coast.