Rethymno (regional unit)
Rethymno
Περιφερειακή ενότητα Ρεθύμνου | |
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Municipalities of Rethymno | |
Rethymno within Greece | |
Rethymno | |
| Coordinates: 35°15′N 24°35′E / 35.250°N 24.583°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Crete |
| Seat | Rethymno |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,496 km2 (578 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 84,866 |
| • Density | 56.73/km2 (146.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 74x xx |
| Area code | 283x0 |
| Vehicle registration | ΡΕ |
| Website | www |
Rethymno (Greek: Περιφερειακή ενότητα Ρεθύμνου) is one of the four regional units of Crete, Greece. Its capital is the city of Rethymno. Today, its main income is tourism. The countryside is also based economically on agriculture and herding. The tallest mountains in the regional unit include Mt Psiloritis (Mt Ida) reaching 2,456 metres and Mt Kedros reaching 1,777 metres.