Rethymno Prefecture

Rethymno Prefecture

Infobox Pref GR
name = Rethymno
name_local = Νομός Ρεθύμνου
flag_reg =


periph = Crete
capital = Rethymno
population = 86,532
population_as_of = 2005
pop_rank = 40th
pop_dens = 57.8
popdens_rank = 23rd
area = 1,496
area_rank = 44th
postal_code = 74x xx
area_code = 283x0
licence = ΡΕ
provinces = 4
municip = 11
commun =
ISO = GR-93
website =

Rethymno (Greek "Ρέθυμνο," pronounced|ˈreθimno) is a prefecture in the island of Crete. Its capital is the city of Rethymno.

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.

Famous inhabitants of the Rethymno Prefecture

*Kostas Moundakis
*Nikos Xilouris
*Thanassis Skordalos
*Nick the Greek

Municipalities

See also: List of settlements in the Rethymno prefecture

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