Faistos
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| Faistos Φαιστός | |
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| Location | |
  Faistos | |
| Coordinates | 35°3′N 24°52′E / 35.050°N 24.867°ECoordinates: 35°3′N 24°52′E / 35.050°N 24.867°E |
Location within the region  | |
| Government | |
| Country: | Greece |
| Administrative region: | Crete |
| Regional unit: | Heraklion |
| Population statistics (as of 2011)[1] | |
| Municipality | |
| - Population: | 24,466 |
| - Area: | 412.7 km2 (159 sq mi) |
| - Density: | 59 /km2 (154 /sq mi) |
| Other | |
| Time zone: | EET/EEST (UTC+2/3) |
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.
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]
References
- ↑ Detailed census results 2011 (Greek)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
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