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Paliani (Greek: Παλιανή) 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 21.423 km2.[3] Population 1,890 (2021). The seat of the municipality was in Venerato. Until 2002, the municipality was named "Tetrachori".[4]
Paliani
Παλιανή | |
|---|---|
  Paliani Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates: 35°12′N 25°02′E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Crete |
| Regional unit | Heraklion |
| Municipality | Heraklion |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 21.4 km2 (8.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 306 m (1,004 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 1,890 |
| • Municipal unit density | 88/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
The municipal unit of Paliani, named after the nunnery on the outskirts of Venerato, consists of the villages of Kerasia, Venerato, Avgeniki, and Siva.
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