Temenos, Greece

Temenos is also a small village in the municipality Paranesti, northern Greece.

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
Municipal unit
Temenos Location within the regional unit
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/km2 (160/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.

References

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.
4. "Detailed census results 1991" (PDF). (39 MB) (in Greek and French)