Faistos

Faistos
Φαιστός
Faistos

Coordinates: 35°03′N 24°52′E / 35.050°N 24.867°E / 35.050; 24.867Coordinates: 35°03′N 24°52′E / 35.050°N 24.867°E / 35.050; 24.867
Country Greece
Administrative region Crete
Regional unit Heraklion
Area
 • Municipality 412.7 km2 (159.3 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Municipality 24,466
 • Municipality density 59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Faistos (Greek: Φαιστός) is a municipality in Heraklion regional unit, Crete, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the village Moires.[2] It is named after the ancient city Phaistos, located in the municipality.

Municipality

The municipality Faistos was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[2]

Geography

Climate

Climate data for Faistos, Greece
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °F (°C) 59
(15)		 59.18
(15.1)		 61.7
(16.5)		 68
(20)		 74.12
(23.4)		 80.78
(27.1)		 83.3
(28.5)		 82.76
(28.2)		 79.52
(26.4)		 74.12
(23.4)		 67.28
(19.6)		 61.88
(16.6)		 70.97
(21.65)
Average low °F (°C) 48.38
(9.1)		 48.2
(9)		 49.28
(9.6)		 53.78
(12.1)		 59.54
(15.3)		 66.56
(19.2)		 71.42
(21.9)		 71.6
(22)		 67.28
(19.6)		 62.06
(16.7)		 56.12
(13.4)		 51.26
(10.7)		 58.79
(14.88)
Source: <Yr.no >Weather statistics for Phaistos, Crete (Greece). Yr.no. 2016 http://www.yr.no/place/Greece/Crete/Phaistos~262531/statistics.html. Retrieved 13 September 2016.  line feed character in |work= at position 23 (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

References

  1. ↑ "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. 1 2 Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
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