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Kolymbari municipality (Source)
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Kolymvari (Greek: Κολυμβάρι, Δήμος Κολυμβαρίου) is a town and municipality in the west of the island of Crete, Greece. It is part of the Kissamos province which covers the north west of Chania Prefecture.
Kolymvari is a working coastal town at the southern end of the Rodopou peninsula and is a local centre for commerce and fishing. It does not have a sandy beach and is thus not as popular with tourists as the nearby resorts of Maleme and Platanias. Near the town is the historic Moni Gonia monastery. The Spiliakos river enters the sea at Kolymbari.

Gonia Monastery
founded 1618/34, rebuild 1662 after destruction by the Turks. The Monastery and the Museum has various icons up to the 15th century, including works of Konstantinos Palaiokapas (1630/40) such as Crucifixion and St Niicolas and works of Andreas Ritzos such as Christus, Panagia Eleousa and St Niicolas
The municipality of Kolymvari covers the Rodopou peninsula at the end of the Gulf of Chania, and some villages to the south. Most of the peninsula is uninhabited and rather barren, with most villages close to Kolymvari at the southern end. The head town of the municipality is Kolymvari itself.
Division of the municipality, population 5346 in the year 2001
- Kolymvari / Δ.δ. Κολυμβαρίου [ 1.008 ]
- Kolymvari / το Κολυμβάρι [ 952 ]
- Moni Odigitrias Kyrias Gonias / η Μονή Οδηγητρίας Κυρίας Γωνιάς [ 56 ]
- Afrata / Δ.δ. Αφράτων -- τα Αφράτα [ 138 ]
- Vasilopoulon / Δ.δ. Βασιλοπούλου [ 105 ]
- Vasilopoulon / το Βασιλόπουλον [ 72 ]
- Karthiana / τα Καρθιανά [ 33 ]
- Vouves / Δ.δ. Βουβών [ 371 ]
- Glossa / Δ.δ. Γλώσσης [ 214 ]
- Deliana / Δ.δ. Δελιανών [ 213 ]
- Deliana / τα Δελιανά [ 80 ]
- Gra Kera / η Γρα Κερά [ 37 ]
- Kalamion / το Καλάμιον [ 17 ]
- Kamara / η Καμάρα (Δ.δ. Δελιανών) [ 57 ]
- Pyrgos / ο Πύργος [ 22 ]
- Drakona / Δ.δ. Δρακόνας [ 241 ]
- Episkopi / Δ.δ. Επισκοπής [ 303 ]
- Zymbragos / Δ.δ. Ζυμπραγού [ 127 ]
- Zymbragos / ο Ζυμπραγός [ 72 ]
- Agios Georgios / ο Άγιος Γεώργιος [ 29 ]
- Dromoneron / το Δρομόνερον [ 26 ]
- Kalydonia / Δ.δ. Καλυδονίας [ 351 ]
- Kamisiana / Δ.δ. Καμισιανών -- τα Καμισιανά [ 540 ]
- Kares / Δ.δ. Καρών Κισσάμου [ 206 ]
- Kares / οι Καρές [ 109 ]
- Vasiliana / τα Βασιλιανά [ 43 ]
- Metochion / το Μετόχιον [ 37 ]
- Petaliana / τα Πεταλιανά [ 17 ]
- Nochia / Δ.δ. Νοχιών [ 256 ]
- Panethimos / Δ.δ. Πανεθήμου [ 145 ]
- Panethimos / η Πανέθημος [ 90 ]
- Krya Vrysi / η Κρύα Βρύση [ 55 ]
- Ravdoucha / Δ.δ. Ραβδούχας [ 147 ]
- Ravdoucha / η Ραβδούχα [ 133 ]
- Paralia / η Παραλία [ 14 ]
- Rodopos / Δ.δ. Ροδωπού [ 485 ]
- Spilia / Δ.δ. Σπηλιάς [ 496 ]
Coordinates 35°32′ N 23°47′ E
Postal code 730 06
Area code 28240
Licence plate code ΧΝ, XB
Mayor Emmanouil Rosmaris
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