Archanes-Asterousia
Municipality in Greece
Archanes–Asterousia Αρχάνες-Αστερούσια | |
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| 35°14′N 25°10′E / 35.233°N 25.167°E / 35.233; 25.167 | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Crete |
| Regional unit | Heraklion |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 337.1 km2 (130.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipality | 16,072 |
| • Density | 48/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Archanes–Asterousia (Greek: Αρχάνες-Αστερούσια) is a municipality in Heraklion regional unit, Crete, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the village Peza.[2] The municipality has an area of 337,137 square kilometres (130,169 sq mi).[3]
Municipality
The municipality Archanes–Asterousia was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[2]
- Archanes
- Asterousia
- Nikos Kazantzakis
References
- ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- ^ a b "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
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Administrative division of the Crete Region
- Area
- 8,336 km2 (3,219 sq mi)
- Population
- 623,065 (as of 2011)
- Municipalities
- 24 (since 2011)
- Capital
- Heraklion
- Archanes-Asterousia
- Faistos
- Gortyna
- Heraklion
- Hersonissos
- Malevizi
- Minoa Pediada
- Viannos
- Agios Vasileios
- Amari
- Anogeia
- Mylopotamos
- Rethymno
- Regional governor
- Stavros Arnaoutakis (reelected 2014)
- Decentralized Administration
- Crete
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