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]
Archanes–Asterousia
Αρχάνες-Αστερούσια | |
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  Archanes–Asterousia Location within the region  | |
| Coordinates: 35°14′N 25°10′E / 35.233°N 25.167°E | |
| 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) |
Municipality
editThe 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]
References
edit- ^ "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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