Arkadi

Arkadi (Greek: Αρκάδι) is a former municipality in the Rethymno regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Rethymno, of which it is a municipal unit.^[2] The municipal unit has an area of 123.027 km² (47.501 sq mi).^[3] Population 7,154 (2021). The seat of the municipality was in Adele. Arkadi is renowned for its famous monastery. It is the site of the Holocaust of Arkadi.

Arkadi Αρκάδι
Municipal unit
View of the Monastery of Arkadi.
Location within the regional unit
Arkadi
Coordinates: 35°18.632′N 24°37.711′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Crete
Regional unit	Rethymno
Municipality	Rethymno
Area
• Municipal unit	123.0 km2 (47.5 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Municipal unit	7,154
• Municipal unit density	58.16/km2 (150.6/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	ΡΕ