Malevizi

Malevizi
Μαλεβίζι
Malevizi
Location within the region
Coordinates: 35°22′N 25°00′E / 35.367°N 25.000°E / 35.367; 25.000Coordinates: 35°22′N 25°00′E / 35.367°N 25.000°E / 35.367; 25.000
Country Greece
Administrative region Crete
Regional unit Heraklion
Area
 • Municipality 291.9 km2 (112.7 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Municipality 24,864
 • Municipality density 85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+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 village 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]

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. ↑ "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. 1 2 Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (in Greek)
  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) (in French)
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