The municipality of Kos (33,388 inhabitants in 2011, 28,720 ha) was formed in the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities of Dikaios (Δίκαιος, 6,094 inh.), Irakleides (Ηρακλείδες, 6,963 inh.) and Kos (19,432 inh.). Olivier Touzeau, 11 September 2013