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Agia Varvara, Heraklion 
Summary
Agia Varvara (Greek: Αγία Βαρβάρα) is a village and a former municipality in the Heraklion regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Gortyn, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 99.038 km2 (38.239 sq mi).[3] Population 4,241 (2021). The village lies at an altitude of about 580 meters and has 2,096 inhabitants.
Agia Varvara
Αγία Βαρβάρα | |
|---|---|
 The church of Agia Varvara | |
  Agia Varvara Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates: 35°08′N 25°00′E / 35.133°N 25.000°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Crete |
| Regional unit | Heraklion |
| Municipality | Gortyn |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 99.0 km2 (38.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 580 m (1,900 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 4,241 |
| • Municipal unit density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| • Community | 2,096 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Agia Varvara lies on the busy north–south road from Heraklion on the north coast of the island towards the centre.
References edit
- ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.