Meskla (Μεσκλά) is a village in the municipality of Platanias, a regional unit of Chania, western Crete, in Greece. According to the 2021 census it has 268 inhabitants. It is built on an altitude of 200 meters, at the northern foothills of the White Mountains, in the valley of the river Keritis. It is 21 km away from the city of Chania and 4 km from the village of Fournes. In the past it was a community of the province of Kydonia which included, besides Meskla, the village of Zourva.

Meskla
Μεσκλά
Meskla is located in Greece
Meskla
Meskla
Coordinates: 35°24′13″N 23°57′22″E / 35.40361°N 23.95611°E / 35.40361; 23.95611
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCrete
Regional unitChania
MunicipalityPlatanias
Municipal unitMousouroi
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community
268
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Population

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Census 1900 1920 1928 1940 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011 2021
Population 617 569 619 826 628 704 600 540 527 425 333 268

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References

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  1. ^ a b "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. ^ Spanakis, Stergios (1993). Πόλεις και χωριά της Κρήτης στο πέρασμα των αιώνων, 2nd edition. Heraklion: Γραφικές Τέχνες Γ. Δετοράκης. pp. 532–3.