| Myriokefala | |
| Name Local: | Μυριοκέφαλα |
| Type: | community |
| Pop Community: | 268 |
| Area Community: | 13.226 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Coordinates: | 35.25°N 43°W |
| Postal Code: | 74100 |
| Area Code: | 28310 |
| Licence: | ΡΕ |
Myriokefala is a local community of the Rethymno Municipality in the Rethymno (regional unit) of the region of Crete established by Kallikratis reform. Previously, it was part of municipality of Lappa. Capital of the new municipality is Rethymno.
It is located 33 kilometers southwest of Rethymno, on the northwestern outskirts of the Kryoneritis mountain (height 1228 m) in an altitude of 500 meters [1] with great view to the valley of Asi Gonia. Its name is due to the myriad (many) heads, i.e. hills, on which the village was built. Myriokefala is being occupied since the Venetian period.[2]
| Name | 1913 | 1920 | 1928 | 1940 | 1951 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myriokefala | 315 | 267 | 251 | 297 | 325 | 324 | 285 | 266 | 281 | 402 | 268 | 227 | |
| Maroulou | - | 113 | 91 | 88 | 86 | 69 | 63 | 76 | 59 | 55 | 41 | 41 | |
| Total | 315 | 380 | 342 | 385 | 411 | 393 | 348 | 342 | 340 | 457 | 309 | 268 |
The Monastery of the Virgin, which dates back to the 10th century.[4]
There is bus service (KTEL) from/to Rethymno serving Myriokefala [5]
List of settlements in the Rethymno regional unit