Temenos, Greece
Municipal unit in Greece
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Temenos (Greek: Τέμενος) is a former municipality in the Heraklion Regional Unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Heraklion, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 56.608 km2.[3] Population 3,421 (2021). The seat of the municipality was in Profitis Ilias.
Temenos
Τέμενος | |
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Location within the regional unit | |
  Temenos Location within Greece | |
| Coordinates: 35°11′N 25°06′E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Crete |
| Regional unit | Heraklion |
| Municipality | Heraklion |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 56.6 km2 (21.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 298 m (978 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 3,421 |
| • Municipal unit density | 60.4/km2 (157/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Province
The province of Temenos (Greek: Επαρχία Τεμένους) was one of the provinces of the Heraklion Prefecture. Its territory corresponded with that of the current municipality Heraklion (except the municipal unit Gorgolainis and a few other villages) and the municipal unit Archanes.[4] It was abolished in 2006.
