Minoa Pediada Explained

Minoa Pediada
Name Local:Μινώα Πεδιάδα
Type:municipality
Periph:Crete
Periphunit:Heraklion
Pop Municipality:14165
Area Municipality:398.2
Population As Of:2021
Coordinates:35.2°N 46°W

Minoa Pediada (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Μινώα Πεδιάδα, "Minoan Plain") is a municipality in Heraklion regional unit, Crete, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the village Evangelismos.[1] The municipality has an area of 398.206km2.[2]

Municipality

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

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 .