Agios Vasileios Άγιος Βασίλειος |
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Coordinates: 35°15′N 24°27′E / 35.250°N 24.450°ECoordinates: 35°15′N 24°27′E / 35.250°N 24.450°E | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | Crete |
Regional unit | Rethymno |
Area | |
• Municipality | 359.2 km2 (138.7 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Municipality | 7,427 |
• Municipality density | 21/km2 (54/sq mi) |
Community | |
• Population | 130 (2011) |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Agios Vasileios (Greek: Άγιος Βασίλειος) is a village and a municipality in Rethymno regional unit, Crete, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the village Spili. The municipality has an area of 359.171 km2 (138.677 sq mi).
The municipality Agios Vasileios was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 2 former municipalities, that became municipal units:
The province of Agios Vasileios (Greek: Επαρχία Αγίου Βασιλείου) was one of the provinces of the Rethymno Prefecture. It had the same territory as the present municipality. It was abolished in 2006.