Nomos Irakleiou (Heraklion Regional Unit), Crete

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Heraklion Regional Unit at a glance

Heraklion Regional Unit currently has 27 quality-checked populated place pages linked on MapSof, making it easier to jump from the county overview into local city pages.

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Mapped populated places

27

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Crete counties

4

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Largest city

Irákleion

Population 137,154

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Irákleion 137,154 Néa Alikarnassós 12,925 Gázi 12,606 Moíres 6,379

Country	Greece
State	Crete (Greece)
Latitude & Longitude	35.3297,25.1299
Capital	Heraklion
Time Zone	Europe/Athens
Local time	10:00:28 (23rd April 2026)

Geography

Heraklion Regional Unit is located at 35°19'47"N 25°7'47"E (35.3296900, 25.1298500).

The largest city of Heraklion Regional Unit is Irákleion with a population of 137,154. Other cities include and Delmar population 3,596. See all Heraklion Regional Unit cities & populated places.