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Palaiochora
Sign in to savePalaiochora () is a small town in Chania regional unit, Greece. It is located 70 km south of Chania, on the southwest coast of Crete and occupies a small peninsula 400 m wide and 700 m long. The town is set along 11 km of coastline bordering the Libyan Sea. It is the seat of the municipality of Kantanos–Selino and its population was 2,181 in the 2021 census.
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- Locality
- Παλαιόχωρα
- Region
- Περιφέρεια Κρήτης
- Country
- Ελλάς
- Population
- 2,372
- Timezone
- Europe/Athens
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Key facts
- Greek Dimos.name
- Palaiochora
- Greek Dimos.name_local
- Παλαιόχωρα
- Greek Dimos.type
- community
- Greek Dimos.image_skyline
- Paleochora, Crete, 145427.jpg
- Greek Dimos.caption_skyline
- Town of Palaiochora
- Greek Dimos.periph
- Crete
- Greek Dimos.periphunit
- Chania
- Greek Dimos.municipality
- Kantanos-Selino
- Greek Dimos.municunit
- Pelekanos
- Greek Dimos.pop_community
- 2181
- Greek Dimos.population_as_of
- 2021
- Greek Dimos.elevation
- 56
- Greek Dimos.postal_code
- 730 01
- Greek Dimos.area_code
- 28230
- Greek Dimos.licence
- ΧΝ
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Greece
- Population
- 1675
- Elevation
- 58
- Image
- Palaiochora 1997104.jpg
- Dialing code
- 2823
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- Palaiochora
- postal code
- 730 01
- native label
- Παλαιοχώρα
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Palaiochora () is a small town in Chania regional unit, Greece. It is located 70 km south of Chania, on the southwest coast of Crete and occupies a small peninsula 400 m wide and 700 m long. The town is set along 11 km of coastline bordering the Libyan Sea. It is the seat of the municipality of Kantanos–Selino and its population was 2,181 in the 2021 census.
==Economy== Palaiochora's economy is based on tourism and agriculture (mainly the cultivation of tomatoes in greenhouses, and also olive oil production). It has been a holiday destination since the early 1970s when it was popular with hippies.
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