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Neapoli
Νεάπολη | |
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 View of Neapoli from its graveyard | |
  Neapoli Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates: 35°17′N 25°36′E / 35.283°N 25.600°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Crete |
| Regional unit | Lasithi |
| Municipality | Agios Nikolaos |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 130.5 km2 (50.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 260 m (850 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 4,320 |
| • Municipal unit density | 33/km2 (86/sq mi) |
| • Community | 2,889 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 72400 |
| Area code(s) | 28410 |
| Vehicle registration | AN |
| Website | www |
Neapoli (Greek: Νεάπολη) is a small town and a former municipality in Lasithi, eastern Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it has been treated as a municipal unit of Agios Nikolaos.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 130.450 km2 (50.367 sq mi).[3] It is located 12 kilometres (7 miles) west from Agios Nikolaos in the green valley of Mirabello. The surrounding area is mountainous and home to a collection of native olive trees. Neapoli is a traditional Cretan town with narrow streets and cobbled roads. The Cathedral of the Virgin Mary (Megali Panagia) is located on the central square.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece., excluding municipal departments of Vrachasi and Milatos that left in 2006