Afantou (Greek: Αφάντου) is a village and a former municipality on the island of Rhodes, in the Dodecanese, Greece.
[2] It is situated on the east coast of Rhodes just south of the resort town Faliraki.
From a total population of 7,940 (2021 census), 6,936 reside in Afantou town.
The municipal unit has a land area of 46.100 km².
[3] In 1996, the Music School of Rhodes (Greece) was transferred from Therme to Afantou due to housing problems for the school whilst it was situated in Therme.