Agios Nikolaos (municipality)

Agios Nikolaos
Άγιος Νικόλαος
Agios Nikolaos is located in Greece
Agios Nikolaos
Agios Nikolaos
Location within the region
Coordinates: 35°11′N 25°43′E / 35.183°N 25.717°E / 35.183; 25.717
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCrete
Regional unitLasithi
Government
 • MayorEmmanouil Menegakis[1] (since 2023)
Area
 • Municipality511.7 km2 (197.6 sq mi)
Elevation
21 m (69 ft)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Municipality27,785
 • Density54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationΑΝ
Websitewww.dimosagn.gr

The municipality of Agios Nikolaos ([ˈaʝ(i)os niˈkolaos] "Saint Nicholas"; Greek: Δήμος Αγίου Νικολάου) is a municipality located in the region of Crete, in Greece. The current municipality is the result of the merger in 2011 between the former municipalities of Agios Nikolaos, Neapoli and the community of Vrachasi, which became municipal units.

Its seat is the town of Ágios Nikólaos, its "historical capital" the town of Neapoli.

  1. ^ Municipality of Aghios Nikolaos, Municipal elections – October 2023, Ministry of Interior
  2. ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.