Faistos

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]

Faistos

Φαιστός
Faistos
Location within the region
Coordinates: 35°03′N 24°52′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCrete
Regional unitHeraklion
Area
 • Municipality410.8 km2 (158.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Municipality
24,466
 • Municipality density60/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

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
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °F (°C) 59.0
(15.0)		 59.1
(15.1)		 61.7
(16.5)		 68.0
(20.0)		 74.1
(23.4)		 80.8
(27.1)		 83.3
(28.5)		 82.8
(28.2)		 79.5
(26.4)		 74.1
(23.4)		 67.3
(19.6)		 61.9
(16.6)		 71.0
(21.7)
Average low °F (°C) 48.4
(9.1)		 48.2
(9.0)		 49.3
(9.6)		 53.8
(12.1)		 59.5
(15.3)		 66.6
(19.2)		 71.4
(21.9)		 71.6
(22.0)		 67.3
(19.6)		 62.1
(16.7)		 56.1
(13.4)		 51.3
(10.7)		 58.8
(14.9)
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)

References
  1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  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.
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