Asterousia

Municipal unit in Greece

Asterousia Αστερούσια
Municipal unit
35°00′N 25°12′E / 35.000°N 25.200°E / 35.000; 25.200
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Crete
Regional unit	Heraklion
Municipality	Archanes-Asterousia
Area
• Municipal unit	203.4 km² (78.5 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Municipal unit	4,943
• Municipal unit density	24/km² (63/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Asterousia (Greek: Αστερούσια) 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.^[2] The municipal unit has an area of 203.420 km² (78.541 sq mi).^[3] Population 4,943 (2021). The seat of the municipality was in Pyrgos. Other villages include Charakas.

References

^ "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.