Malevizi

Malevizi
Μαλεβίζι
Malevizi

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 292.7 km2 (113.0 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
  Municipality 24,864
  Municipality density 85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Malevizi (Greek: Μαλεβίζι) is a municipality in Heraklion regional unit, Crete, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the village Gazi.[2]

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.[3] 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 (Greek)
  3. "Detailed census results 1991" (PDF). (39 MB) (Greek) (French)
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