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Asi Gonia

Field	Value
name	Asi Gonia
name_local	Ασή Γωνιά
type	municipal unit
image_map	DE Asi Gonias.svg
map_caption	Location within the regional unit
periph	Crete
periphunit	Chania
municipality	Apokoronas
pop_municunit	456
population_as_of	2021
area_municunit	18.3
elevation	400
coordinates

Asi Gonia () is a mountainous village and a former community in the eastern part of the Chania regional unit in Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Apokoronas, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 18.273 km2. Asi Gonia is situated east of the Lefka Ori mountain range, 20 km southwest of Rethymno. The communal office is situated in the heart of the community. In the village square there are two statues dedicated to the two Greek prime ministers Eleftherios Venizelos and Sofoklis Venizelos.

Historical population

Year	Population
1981	508
1991	526
2001	586
2011	527
2021	456

Famous natives

George Psychoundakis, resistance fighter and author of the Cretan Runner
Pavlos Gyparis, infantry Colonel of the Greek army
Andreas Papadakis, infantry Colonel of the Greek army and leader of AEAK
Stylianos Petrakis, Vice Admiral
Petromarkos, Cretean Revolutions Chief

References

"ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities". [[Government Gazette (Greece).
"Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)". National Statistical Service of Greece.

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