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Malevizi

Malevizi
Μαλεβίζι
2010 Dimos Maleviziou.svg
Malevizi is located in Greece
Malevizi
Malevizi
Coordinates: 35°22′N 25°00′E / 35.367°N 25.000°E / 35.367; 25.000Coordinates: 35°22′N 25°00′E / 35.367°N 25.000°E / 35.367; 25.000
Country Greece
Administrative region Crete
Regional unit Heraklion
Area
 • Municipality 291.9 km2 (112.7 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Municipality 24,864
 • Municipality density 85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Malevizi (Greek: Μαλεβίζι) is a municipality in Heraklion regional unit, Crete, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the village Gazi. The municipality has an area of 291.907 km2 (112.706 sq mi).

The municipality Malevizi was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units:

The province of Malevizi (Greek: Επαρχία Μαλεβιζίου) was one of the provinces of the Heraklion Prefecture. Its territory corresponded with that of the current municipality Malevizi, the municipal unit Gorgolainis and parts of Paliani and Heraklion. It was abolished in 2006.


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