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Faistos

Field	Value
name	Faistos
name_local	Φαιστός
type	municipality
image_map	2011 Dimos Festou.png
periph	Crete
periphunit	Heraklion
pop_municipality	23921
area_municipality	410.8
population_as_of	2021
coordinates
seat	Moires

the municipality

Faistos () is a municipality in Heraklion regional unit, Crete, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the village Moires. It is named after the ancient city Phaistos, located in the municipality. The municipality has an area of 410.810 km2.

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:

Moires
Tympaki
Zaros

Geography

The municipality includes Cape Lithinon, the southernmost point of Crete.

Climate

References

"ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text". [[Government Gazette (Greece).
"Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)". National Statistical Service of Greece.

Wikipedia Source

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