Archanes-Asterousia

Archanes–Asterousia Αρχάνες-Αστερούσια
Location
Archanes–Asterousia
Coordinates	35°14′N 25°10′E / 35.233°N 25.167°E / 35.233; 25.167Coordinates: 35°14′N 25°10′E / 35.233°N 25.167°E / 35.233; 25.167
Location within the region
Government
Country:	Greece
Region:	Crete
Regional unit:	Heraklion
Population statistics (as of 2001)
Municipality
- Population:	18,022
- Area:	335.4 km2 (129 sq mi)
- Density:	54 /km2 (139 /sq mi)
Other
Time zone:	EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)

Archanes–Asterousia (Greek: Αρχάνες-Αστερούσια) is a municipality in Heraklion regional unit, Crete, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the village Peza.^[1]

Municipality

The municipality Archanes–Asterousia was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units:^[1]

• Archanes
• Asterousia
• Nikos Kazantzakis

References

v t e Administrative division of the Crete Region Area: 8,336km² • Population : 601,131 (2001) • Capital: Heraklion Regional unit of Chania Apokoronas • Chania • Gavdos • Kantanos-Selino • Kissamos • Platanias • Sfakia Regional unit of Heraklion Archanes-Asterousia • Faistos • Gortyna • Heraklion • Hersonissos • Malevizi • Minoa Pediada • Viannos Regional unit of Lasithi Agios Nikolaos • Ierapetra • Oropedio Lasithiou • Siteia Regional unit of Rethymno Agios Vasileios • Amari • Anogeia • Mylopotamos • Rethymno Regional governor: Stavros Arnaoutakis • Website www.pkr.gov.gr