Asterousia

Asterousia (Greek: Αστερούσια) is a former municipality in the Heraklion regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Archanes-Asterousia, of which it is a municipal unit.^[2] The municipal unit has an area of 203.420 km² (78.541 sq mi).^[3] Population 4,943 (2021). The seat of the municipality was in Pyrgos. Other villages include Charakas.

Asterousia Αστερούσια
Municipal unit
Asterousia Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 35°00′N 25°12′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Crete
Regional unit	Heraklion
Municipality	Archanes-Asterousia
Area
• Municipal unit	203.4 km2 (78.5 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Municipal unit	4,943
• Municipal unit density	24/km2 (63/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)