Kantanos-Selino Κάντανος-Σέλινο |
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Coordinates: 35°14′N 23°41′E / 35.233°N 23.683°ECoordinates: 35°14′N 23°41′E / 35.233°N 23.683°E | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | Crete |
Regional unit | Chania |
Area | |
• Municipality | 376.3 km2 (145.3 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Municipality | 5,431 |
• Municipality density | 14/km2 (37/sq mi) |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Kantanos-Selino (Greek: Κάντανος-Σέλινο) is a municipality in Chania regional unit, Crete, Greece. It is numbered 4 on the map of the Chania region. The seat of the municipality is the village of Palaiochora. The municipality has an area of 376.254 km2 (145.272 sq mi).
The municipality Kantanos-Selino was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units:
It forms the southwest part of the Chania region and of Crete, and is bordered by Kissamos (5) to the northwest, by Platanias (6) to the north, and by Sfakia (7) to the east.