Mousouroi (, ), is a former municipality in the Chania regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Platanias, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of . The municipality is named after the medieval noble Mousouros family that existed in the area.
It was part of the former Kydonia Province. The municipal unit extends from the hinterland of the town of Chania to the mountains of south Crete. Many tourists pass through Mousouroi on their way to Omalos and the start of the Samaria Gorge walk, which is in Mousouroi. Mousouroi is bordered by Voukolies in the southwest, Platanias in the northwest, Theriso to the east and East Selino in the southwest with Sfakia in the southeast.
The municipal unit includes the following communities:
Community Population (2021) Area Alikianos 866 5.302 Fournes 452 9.804 Karanos 102 5.777 Koufos 153 3.369 Lakkoi 219 55.573 Meskla 268 22.435 Orthouni 65 20.634 Prases 110 27.511 Sempronas 68 14.331 Skines 563 8.228 Psathogiannos 105 3.599 Vatolakkos 647 15.181
See also List of communities of Chania
References
External links Municipality description Municipalities of Chania: Mousouron