title: South Rhodes
text: # South Rhodes
  
  South Rhodes (Greek: Νότια Ρόδος - Nótia Ródos) is a former municipality on the island of Rhodes, in the Dodecanese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Rhodes, of which it is a municipal unit.
  
  ## Geography
  
  The municipal unit comprises the southernmost portion of the island, and is a result of a union of ten former communities:
  
  | Community | Population (2011) | Area (km²) | Localities (main locality shown in italics) |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Apolakkia (Απολακκιά) | 496 | 29.1 | Apolakkia |
  | Arnitha (Αρνίθα) | 215 | 22.0 | Arnitha |
  | Asklipieio (Ασκληπιείο) | 646 | 46.6 | Asklipieio Kiotari |
  | Gennadi (Γεννάδι) | 671 | 33.5 | Gennadi |
  | Istrios (Ίστριος) | 291 | 18.4 | Istrios |
  | Kattavia (Κατταβιά) | 307 | 97.4 | Kattavia Agios Paulos Machairia Plimmyri Prasonisi |
  | Lachania (Λαχανιά) | 153 | 25.4 | Lachania |
  | Mesanagros (Μεσαναγρός) | 155 | 51.8 | Mesanagros |
  | Profilia (Προφίλια) | 304 | 15.9 | Profilia |
  | Vati (Βάτι) | 323 | 39.1 | Vati |
  
  At the 2011 census, the population was 3,561. It has a land area of 379.050 km², covering about 27 percent of the island's area. The seat of the municipality was in Gennádi, a town of 671 inhabitants.
  
  ## Gallery
  
  * A square in Kattavia
  * Prasonisi beach
  * Church of the Dormition in Asklipieio
  * Prasonisi Lighthouse
  