Asterousia (Greek: Αστερούσια) is a former municipality in the Heraklion regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Archanes-Asterousia, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 203.420 km2 (78.541 sq mi).[3] Population 4,943 (2021). The seat of the municipality was in Pyrgos. Other villages include Charakas.

Asterousia
Αστερούσια
Location within the regional unit
Location within the regional unit
Asterousia is located in Greece
Asterousia
Asterousia
Location within Greece
Coordinates: 35°00′N 25°12′E / 35.000°N 25.200°E / 35.000; 25.200
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCrete
Regional unitHeraklion
MunicipalityArchanes-Asterousia
Area
  Municipal unit203.4 km2 (78.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
  Municipal unit
4,943
  Municipal unit density24.30/km2 (62.94/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

References

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  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. "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (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.