Inachori

Municipal unit in Greece

Inachori Ιναχώρι
Municipal unit
35°22′N 23°36′E / 35.367°N 23.600°E / 35.367; 23.600
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Crete
Regional unit	Chania
Municipality	Kissamos
Area
• Municipal unit	136.7 km² (52.8 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Municipal unit	908
• Municipal unit density	6.6/km² (17/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	730 12
Area code(s)	28220
Vehicle registration	ΧΝ

Inachori (Greek: Ιναχώρι, before 2006: Ινναχώρι - Innachori)^[2] is a group of villages and a former municipality in the Chania regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality Kissamos, of which it is a municipal unit.^[3] The municipal unit has an area of 136.716 km² (52.786 sq mi).^[4] The name means 'nine villages'. It is a shady, hilly area in the southwest of the island.

Inachori is rugged and remote and known for its chestnuts. It is increasingly popular with tourists, particularly the white sand beach and warm shallow waters at Elafonisi.

The seat of the municipality was Elos. Settlements of Inachori include:

Elos
Perivolia
Kefali
Vathi
Kampos
Strovles
Vlatos
Amygdalokefali
Chrysoskalitissa

References

^ "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.
^ Δ. Ιναχωρίου (Χανίων), EETAA local government changes
^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
^ "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.