Minoa Pediada

Municipality in Greece
Minoa Pediada
Μινώα Πεδιάδα
35°12′N 25°21′E / 35.200°N 25.350°E / 35.200; 25.350
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCrete
Regional unitHeraklion
Area
 • Municipality398.2 km2 (153.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipality14,165
 • Density36/km2 (92/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Minoa Pediada (Greek: Μινώα Πεδιάδα, "Minoan Plain") is a municipality in Heraklion regional unit, Crete, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the village Evangelismos.[2] The municipality has an area of 398.206 km2 (153.748 sq mi).[3]

Municipality

The municipality Minoa Pediada was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[2]

  • Arkalochori
  • Kastelli
  • Thrapsano

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ a b "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  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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Administrative division of the Crete Region
Area
8,336 km2 (3,219 sq mi)
Population
623,065 (as of 2011)
Municipalities
24 (since 2011)
Capital
Heraklion
Regional unit of Chania
Regional unit of HeraklionRegional unit of LasithiRegional unit of Rethymno
Regional governor
Stavros Arnaoutakis (reelected 2014)
Decentralized Administration
Crete
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Subdivisions of the municipality of Minoa Pediada
Municipal unit of Arkalochori
  • Archontiko
  • Arkalochori
  • Avli
  • Demati
  • Garipa
  • Houmeri
  • Ini
  • Karavados
  • Kassanoi
  • Kastelliana
  • Lefkochori
  • Nipiditos
  • Panagia
  • Panorama
  • Partira
  • Patsideros
  • Roussochoria
  • Skinias
  • Tsoutsouros
  • Zinta
Municipal unit of Kastelli
  • Agia Paraskevi
  • Amariano
  • Apostoloi
  • Archangelos
  • Armacha
  • Askoi
  • Evangelismos
  • Geraki
  • Karouzana
  • Kastamonitsa
  • Kastelli
  • Liliano
  • Lyttos
  • Mathia
  • Polythea
  • Smari
Municipal unit of Thrapsano
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