Faistos
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Faistos
Φαιστός | |
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| Location of Faistos | |
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| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Crete |
| Regional unit | Heraklion |
| Seat | Moires |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 410.8 km2 (158.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Municipality | 23,921 |
| • Density | 58.23/km2 (150.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]The municipality includes Cape Lithinon, the southernmost point of Crete.
Climate
[edit | edit source]| Climate data for Faistos, Greece | |||||||||||||
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| 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) |
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References
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