Asterousia () 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 () is a municipality in Heraklion (regional unit), Heraklion regional unit, Crete, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the village Peza, Crete, Peza. The municipality has an area of . Municipality The municipality Archane ...

, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of . Population 4,943 (2021). The seat of the municipality was in Pyrgos. Other villages include Charakas.

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