Agia Varvara ( el, Αγία Βαρβάρα) is a village and a former municipality in the
Heraklion regional unit,
Crete
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,
Greece
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. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality
Gortyn
Gortyn, Gortys or Gortyna ( el, Γόρτυν, , or , ) is a municipality, and an archaeological site, on the Mediterranean island of Crete away from the island's capital, Heraklion. The seat of the municipality is the village Agioi Deka. Gorty ...
, of which it is a municipal unit.
The municipal unit has an area of .
Population 4,587 (2011). The village lies at an altitude of about 580 meters and has 2,043 inhabitants.
Agia Varvara lies on the busy north–south road from
Heraklion
Heraklion or Iraklion ( ; el, Ηράκλειο, , ) is the largest city and the administrative capital of the island of Crete and capital of Heraklion regional unit. It is the fourth largest city in Greece with a population of 211,370 (Urban A ...
on the north coast of the island towards the centre.
References
Populated places in Heraklion (regional unit)
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