Malevizi

Municipality in Greece
Malevizi
Μαλεβίζι
35°22′N 25°00′E / 35.367°N 25.000°E / 35.367; 25.000
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCrete
Regional unitHeraklion
Area
 • Municipality291.9 km2 (112.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipality25,734
 • Density88/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Malevizi (Greek: Μαλεβίζι) is a municipality in Heraklion regional unit, Crete, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town of Gazi.[2] The municipality has an area of 291.907 km2 (112.706 sq mi).[3]

Municipality

The municipality Malevizi was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[2]

  • Gazi
  • Krousonas
  • Tylisos

Province

The province of Malevizi (Greek: Επαρχία Μαλεβιζίου) was one of the provinces of the Heraklion Prefecture. Its territory corresponded with that of the current municipality Malevizi, the municipal unit Gorgolainis and parts of Paliani and Heraklion.[4] It was abolished in 2006.

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ a b "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Detailed census results 1991" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. (39 MB) (in Greek and French)
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Area
8,336 km2 (3,219 sq mi)
Population
623,065 (as of 2011)
Municipalities
24 (since 2011)
Capital
Heraklion
Regional unit of Chania
Regional unit of HeraklionRegional unit of LasithiRegional unit of Rethymno
Regional governor
Stavros Arnaoutakis (reelected 2014)
Decentralized Administration
Crete
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Subdivisions of the municipality of Malevizi
Municipal unit of Gazi
Municipal unit of Krousonas
Municipal unit of Tylisos
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Former provinces of Greece
Grouped by region and prefecture
Attica
East and West Attica
Piraeus
West Attica
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Boeotia
Euboea
Phocis
Phthiotis
Central Macedonia
Chalkidiki
Imathia
Kilkis
Pella
Serres
Thessaloniki
Crete
Chania
Heraklion
Lasithi
Rethymno
Eastern Macedonia and Thrace
Evros
Kavala
Rhodope
Epirus
Ioannina
Thesprotia
Ionian Islands
Corfu
Kefallinia
North Aegean
Lesbos
Samos
Peloponnese
Arcadia
Argolis
Laconia
Messenia
South Aegean
Cyclades
Dodecanese
Thessaly
Larissa
Magnesia
Trikala
West Greece
Achaea
Aetolia-Acarnania
Elis
Western Macedonia
Kozani
Note: not all prefectures were subdivided into provinces.