Asterousia ( el, Αστερούσια) is a former municipality in the Heraklion regional unit,

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. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality

Archanes-Asterousia Archanes–Asterousia ( el, Αρχάνες-Αστερούσια) is a municipality in Heraklion regional unit, Crete, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the village Peza. The municipality has an area of 337.137 km2. Municipality The muni ...

, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of . Population 5,217 (2011). The seat of the municipality was in Pyrgos. Other villages include

Charakas Charakas ( el, Χάρακας) is a village in the municipal unit of Asterousia on Crete, Greece with about 1000 inhabitants. It is about 45 km south from Heraklion, which is the largest city of Crete. The village lies on the foothills of As ...

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Populated places in Heraklion (regional unit) {{Crete-geo-stub