Malevizi Explained

Malevizi
Name Local:	Μαλεβίζι
Type:	municipality
Periph:	Crete
Periphunit:	Heraklion
Pop Municipality:	25734
Area Municipality:	291.9
Population As Of:	2021
Coordinates:	35.3667°N 25°W

Malevizi (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Μαλεβίζι) is a municipality in Heraklion regional unit, Crete, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town of Gazi.^[1] The municipality has an area of 291.907km2.^[2]

Municipality

The municipality Malevizi was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units:^[1]

• Gazi
• Krousonas
• Tylisos

Province

The province of Malevizi (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Επαρχία Μαλεβιζίου) was one of the provinces of the Heraklion Prefecture. Its territory corresponded with that of the current municipality Malevizi, the municipal unit Gorgolainis and parts of Paliani and Heraklion.^[3] It was abolished in 2006.

Notes and References

1. Web site: ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text. el. Government Gazette.
2. Web site: Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation) . National Statistical Service of Greece . el . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150921212047/http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf . 2015-09-21 .
3. Web site: Detailed census results 1991 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303183824/http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00086.pdf . 2016-03-03 .