Nikos Kazantzakis | |
Name Local: | Νίκος Καζαντζάκης |
Type: | municipal unit |
Coordinates: | 35.2333°N 35°W |
Periph: | Crete |
Periphunit: | Heraklion |
Municipality: | Archanes-Asterousia |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Pop Municunit: | 6065 |
Area Municunit: | 102.2 |
Nikos Kazantzakis (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Νίκος Καζαντζάκης) is a former municipality in the Heraklion regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Archanes-Asterousia, of which it is a municipal unit.[1] It was named after the writer Nikos Kazantzakis. The municipal unit has an area of 102.201km2.[2] Population 6,065 (2021). The seat of the municipality was in Peza.
Heraklion International Airport has also been named after Nikos Kazantzakis.