Chania
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Place details
- Locality
- Χανιά
- Region
- Περιφέρεια Κρήτης
- Country
- Ελλάς
- Population
- 53,910
- Timezone
- Europe/Athens
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Greek Dimos.licence
- ΧΝ
- Greek Dimos.name
- Chania/Hania
- Greek Dimos.name_local
- Χανιά
- Greek Dimos.type
- municipality
- Greek Dimos.image_map
- 2011 Dimos Chanion.png
- Greek Dimos.periph
- Crete
- Greek Dimos.periphunit
- Chania
- Greek Dimos.pop_municipality
- 111375
- Greek Dimos.area_municipality
- 351.3
- Greek Dimos.pop_municunit
- 54559
- Greek Dimos.population_as_of
- 2021
- Greek Dimos.mayor
- Panagiotis Simandirakis
- Greek Dimos.since
- 2019
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Greece
- Population
- +53910
- Area
- +12.56
- Elevation
- +13
- Capital of
- Chania Municipality
- Shares border with
- Nea Kydonia Municipal Unit
- Official website
- www.chania.gr/el
- Image
- Aerial view of the Old Venetian Harbour in Chania, Greece.jpg
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Article
27 sectionsContents
- History
- Minoan era
- Ancient Greek and Roman eras
- Byzantine and Arab eras
- Venetian era
- Ottoman era
- Modern era
- World War II
- Postwar era
- Geography
- Cityscape
- The old town
- The modern city
- Climate
- Government
- Culture
- Sports
- Education and research
- Economy
- Health care
- Transport
- Notable residents
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
Chania (, , ), also sometimes romanized as Hania, is a city in Greece and the capital of the Chania regional unit. It lies along the north west coast of the island Crete, about west of Rethymno and west of Heraklion.
The municipality has 111,375 inhabitants (2021). This consists of the city of Chania and several nearby areas, including Kounoupidiana, Mournies, Souda, Nerokouros, Daratsos, Perivolia, Galatas and Aroni.
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