Faistos
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| Faistos Φαιστός |
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Location within the region
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| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Crete |
| Regional unit | Heraklion |
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| • Municipality | 412.7 km2 (159.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Municipality | 24,466 |
| • Municipality density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) |
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| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+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
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- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
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Administrative division of the Crete Region
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Regional unit of Chania
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Regional unit of Heraklion
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Regional unit of Lasithi
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Regional unit of Rethymno
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