Rethymno Prefecture

Rethymno (IPA ) (Greek Ρέθυμνο) is a prefecture in the island of Crete, Greece. 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

*Nick the Greek
*Nikolaos Sifounakis

Municipalities

Municipality	YPES code	Seat (if different)	Postal code	Area code
Anogeia	4401		740 51	28340
Arkadi	4402	Adele	741 00	28310-8
Foinikas	4411	Sellia	740 60	28320-3
Geropotamos	4403	Perama	740 52	28340-2
Kouloukonas	4404	Garazo	740 54	28320-4
Kourites	4405	Fourfouras	740 62	28330-4
Lampi	4406	Spili	740 66	28320-2
Lappa	4407	Episkopi	740 55	28310-6
Nikiforos Fokas	4408	Gonia	741 00	28310-3
Rethymno	4409		741 00	28310-2 through 9
Syvritos	4410	Agia Foteini	740 61	28330-2

See also: List of settlements in the Rethymno prefecture