Gazi
Γάζι
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  Gazi
Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates: 35°19.5′N 25°04′E / 35.3250°N 25.067°E / 35.3250; 25.067 | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Crete |
| Regional unit | Heraklion |
| Municipality | Malevizi |
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| • Municipal unit | 95.8 km2 (37.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 32 m (105 ft) |
| Population
(2021)[1]
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| • Municipal unit | 20,918 |
| • Municipal unit density | 220/km2 (570/sq mi) |
| • Community | 16,256 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Gazi (Greek: Γάζι, romanized: Gazi) is a Western suburb of Heraklion and a former municipality in the Heraklion regional unitofCreteinGreece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it has been part of the municipality Malevizi, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] It lies 6 kilometres (4 miles) west of Heraklion, on the north coast of Crete. With 16,256 inhabitants (2021 census), it was the seat of the municipality of Gazi (Δήμος Γαζίου), which comprised several nearby villages with a total population of 20,918 and an area of 95.81 square kilometres (36.99 sq mi).[3]
Villages of Gazi municipal unit, by community:
Fodele is claimed as the birthplace of the painter El Greco, but this is disputed.[4] His family were from the area and there is a Museum of El Greco in the village.
The ruins of a Genoese castle are at Palaiokastro ("Old Castle").
Agia Pelagia is a seaside resort village.
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Subdivisions of the municipality of Malevizi
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| Municipal unit of Gazi |
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| Municipal unit of Krousonas |
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| Municipal unit of Tylisos |
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