Faistos
Municipality in Greece
Faistos Φαιστός | |
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| 35°03′N 24°52′E / 35.050°N 24.867°E / 35.050; 24.867 | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Crete |
| Regional unit | Heraklion |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 410.8 km2 (158.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipality | 23,921 |
| • Density | 58/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]
- Moires
- Tympaki
- Zaros
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 |
| Mean daily maximum °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) |
| Mean daily minimum °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 forecast for Phaistos". Weather statistics for Phaistos, Crete (Greece). Yr.no. 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016. | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ "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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Administrative division of the Crete Region
- Agios Vasileios
- Amari
- Anogeia
- Mylopotamos
- Rethymno
- Regional governor
- Stavros Arnaoutakis (reelected 2014)
- Decentralized Administration
- Crete
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