Dikaios, Kos

Dikaios (Greek: Δίκαιος) is a former municipality on the island of Kos, in the Dodecanese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality Kos, of which it is a municipal unit.^[2] Population 8,192 (2021). The seat of the municipality was in Zipari. The other large town is Pyli. The municipal unit, which comprises about one-fifth of the island's territory, has a land area of 62.575 km².^[3] It shares the island of Kos with the municipal units of Kos and Irakleides.

Dikaios Δίκαιος
Municipal unit
Dikaios Location within Kos
Coordinates: 36°52′N 27°12′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	South Aegean
Regional unit	Kos
Municipality	Kos
Area
• Municipal unit	62.6 km2 (24.2 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Municipal unit	8,192
• Municipal unit density	130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

References

1. "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
2. "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
3. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.