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Afantou ( el, Αφάντου) is a village and a former 
The municipal unit also hosts the only golf course of the island, the Afantou-Golf, which is next to one of the longest beaches on the island. The municipal unit has a land area of 46.100 km². In 1996, the
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
on the island of Rhodes
Rhodes (; el, Ρόδος , translit=Ródos ) is the largest and the historical capital of the Dodecanese islands of Greece. Administratively, the island forms a separate municipality within the Rhodes regional unit, which is part of the S ...
, in the Dodecanese, Greece
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. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Rhodes
Rhodes (; el, Ρόδος , translit=Ródos ) is the largest and the historical capital of the Dodecanese islands of Greece. Administratively, the island forms a separate municipality within the Rhodes regional unit, which is part of the S ...
, of which it is a municipal unit. It is situated on the east coast of Rhodes
Rhodes (; el, Ρόδος , translit=Ródos ) is the largest and the historical capital of the Dodecanese islands of Greece. Administratively, the island forms a separate municipality within the Rhodes regional unit, which is part of the S ...
just south of the resort town Faliraki
Faliraki ( el, Φαληράκι) is the primary seaside resort village on the Greek island of Rhodes, in the Dodecanese
The Dodecanese (, ; el, Δωδεκάνησα, ''Dodekánisa'' , ) are a group of 15 larger plus 150 smaller Greek island ...
. From a total population of 6,911 (2011 census) 6,072 reside in Afantou town. The only other settlements are the village of Archipoli (pop. 582) and the resort Kolympia (257).
The municipal unit also hosts the only golf course of the island, the Afantou-Golf, which is next to one of the longest beaches on the island. The municipal unit has a land area of 46.100 km². In 1996, the Music School of Rhodes (Greece)
The Music School of Rhodes (''Μουσικό Σχολείο Ρόδου'') is a school located on Rhodes, Rhodes Island in the Koskinou region of Greece, which specialises in teaching music. The current head teacher of the school is Nikitas Niko ...
was transferred from Therme to Afantou due to housing problems for the school whilst it was situated in Therme.
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