Faistos
Faistos Φαιστός | |
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Faistos Location within the region | |
Coordinates: 35°03′N 24°52′E / 35.050°N 24.867°ECoordinates: 35°03′N 24°52′E / 35.050°N 24.867°E | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | Crete |
Regional unit | Heraklion |
Area | |
• Municipality | 410.8 km2 (158.6 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Municipality | 24,466 |
• Municipality density | 60/km2 (150/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Faistos (Greek: Φαιστός) is a municipality in Heraklion regional unit, Crete, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the village Moires.[2] It is named after the ancient city Phaistos, located in the municipality. The municipality has an area of 410.810 km2 (158.615 sq mi).[3]
Municipality
The municipality Faistos was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[2]
Geography
Climate
Climate data for Faistos, Greece | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °F (°C) | 59 (15) |
59.18 (15.1) |
61.7 (16.5) |
68 (20) |
74.12 (23.4) |
80.78 (27.1) |
83.3 (28.5) |
82.76 (28.2) |
79.52 (26.4) |
74.12 (23.4) |
67.28 (19.6) |
61.88 (16.6) |
70.97 (21.65) |
Average low °F (°C) | 48.38 (9.1) |
48.2 (9) |
49.28 (9.6) |
53.78 (12.1) |
59.54 (15.3) |
66.56 (19.2) |
71.42 (21.9) |
71.6 (22) |
67.28 (19.6) |
62.06 (16.7) |
56.12 (13.4) |
51.26 (10.7) |
58.79 (14.88) |
Source: <Yr.no >Weather statistics for Phaistos, Crete (Greece). Yr.no. 2016 http://www.yr.no/place/Greece/Crete/Phaistos~262531/statistics.html. Retrieved 13 September 2016. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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References
- ↑ "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
- 1 2 Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (in Greek)
- ↑ "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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