Innachori

Innachori (Greek: Δήμος Ινναχωρίου) 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.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 136.716 km² (52.786 sq mi).[3] The name means 'nine villages'. It is a shady, hilly area in the southwest of the island.

Innachori Ινναχώρι
Innachori Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 35°22′N 23°36′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Crete
Regional unit	Chania
Municipality	Kissamos
• Municipal unit	136.7 km^2 (52.8 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Municipal unit	912
• Municipal unit density	6.7/km^2 (17/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	730 12
Area code(s)	28220
Vehicle registration	ΧΝ

Innachori 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 the Innachori include:

• Elos
• Perivolia
• Kefali
• Vathi
• Kampos
• Strovles
• Vlatos
• Amygdalokefali
• Chrysoskalitissa

References

1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
2. Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (in Greek)
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.

See also

• List of settlements in the Chania regional unit