Gorgolainis () is 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
Heraklion
Heraklion or Herakleion ( ; , , ), sometimes Iraklion, is the largest city and the administrative capital city, capital of the island of Crete and capital of Heraklion (regional unit), Heraklion regional unit. It is the fourth largest city in G ...
, of which it is a municipal unit.
The municipal unit has an area of 41.458 km
2.
Population 2,525 (2021). The seat of the municipality was in
Agios Myronas. Another village within the municipal unit is
Kato Asites.
References
Populated places in Heraklion (regional unit)
Heraklion
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