Faistos

Coordinates: 35°03′N 24°52′E / 35.050°N 24.867°E / 35.050; 24.867
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Faistos
Φαιστός
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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. The municipality has an area of 410.810 km2 (158.615 sq mi).[3]

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
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 59.0
(15.0) 		59.1
(15.1) 		61.7
(16.5) 		68.0
(20.0) 		74.1
(23.4) 		80.8
(27.1) 		83.3
(28.5) 		82.8
(28.2) 		79.5
(26.4) 		74.1
(23.4) 		67.3
(19.6) 		61.9
(16.6) 		71.0
(21.7)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 48.4
(9.1) 		48.2
(9.0) 		49.3
(9.6) 		53.8
(12.1) 		59.5
(15.3) 		66.6
(19.2) 		71.4
(21.9) 		71.6
(22.0) 		67.3
(19.6) 		62.1
(16.7) 		56.1
(13.4) 		51.3
(10.7) 		58.8
(14.9)
Source: <Yr.no >"Weather forecast for Phaistos". Weather statistics for Phaistos, Crete (Greece). Yr.no. 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ a b "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. ^ "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.
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