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Periphery: Crete
Prefectures : Chania , Heraklion, Lasithi , Rethymno

Heraklion (Greek Ηράκλειο - Irákleio or Iráklio), also Heraklio is one of the four prefectures of Crete, and the 51 prefectures of Greece. The capital is the city of Heraklion.

Geography

The prefecture of Heraklion is bounded with the prefectures of Rethymno to the west and Lasithi or Lassithi to the east. The valley of farmlands are situated in the central and the northern parts and within the coastline and valleys. The mountains dominate the rest of the prefecture including the south. The main mountains are parts of Ida or Idi Mountains to the west and Asterousia in the south. The prefecture includes the island of Dia to the north

Statistics
Periphery:	Crete
Capital:	Heraklion
Area:	2,641 km²
Elevation:	Lowest: Aegean Sea Highest:
Inhabitants:	292,489(2001)
Population density:	110.75/km²
Website:	www.heraklio.gr (also in Greek)

Population history

1991 - 263,868, density: 99.91/km²
2001 - 292,482, density: 110.75/km²

Climate

Except for the mountains which receives mild to cool winters unlike northern Greece, the warm to hot Mediterranean climade dominates the prefecture.

Transportation

GR-90/E65
GR-97
GR-99

Communications

Television
Creta Channel
Kriti TV

Famous inhabitants of the Heraklio prefecture

Nikos Kazantzakis, has a municipality named after him which its seat is Peza.

Ancient cities

Communities

Damasta
Kamarioti
Kastelli Herakliou
Kokkinos Pyrgos
Knossos
Matala
Patsirida
Sisarcha
Tympaki

Municipalities

Municipality	YPES code	Seat	Postal code	Area code ((0)30-)
Agia Varvara	1901	Agia Varvara	700 03	28940-2
Archanes	1903	Acharnes	701 00	2810-3, 7
Arkalochori	1902	Arkalochori	703 00	28910-2
Asterousia	1904	Pyrgos	700 10	28920-2
Chersonissos	1926	Limenas Chersonissou	700 14	28970-2
Episkopi	1926	Episkopi	700 10	2810-77
Gazi	1906	Gazi	714 xx	2810-82
Gorgolainis	1907	Agios Myron	700 12	2810-72
Gortyna	1908	Agioi Deka	700 12	28930
Gouves	1909	Gouves	700 14	28970-4
Heraklio	1912	Heraklio	710 xx-720 xx	2810
Kasteli	1914	Kastelli	700 03	28910-3
Kofinas	1915	Asimi	700 10	28930
Krousonas	1916	Krousonas	700 01	2810-71
Malia	1917	Malia	700 10	28970-3
Moires	1918	Moires	704 00	28920-2
Nea Alikarnassos	1919	Nea Alikarnassos	716 xx	2810
Nikos Kazantzakis	1920	Peza	701 00	2810-74
Paliani	1923	Venerato	700 11	2810-79
Rouvas	1921	Gergeri	700 03	2890-4
Temenos	1922	Profitis Ilias Herakliou	715 00	2810-89
Thrapsano	1913	Thrapsano	700 06	28910-4
Tylisos	1924	Tylisos	715 00	2810-83
Tympaki	1925	Tympaki	702 00	28920-5
Viannos	1905	Ano Viannos	700 04	28950-2
Zaros	1905	Zaros	700 02	28940-3