The population of the metro region is 3,600,650 . 26°10′S 28°18′E﻿ / ﻿26.167°S 28.300°E are the coordinates of the city. . The city was incorporated in July 22, 1882 .  The city area code is 71 . The city water area is 0 km 2  (0 sq mi) . The population of Heraklion is 1,042,641 . The area of the urban region is 24.581 sq mi (63.66 km2) . The province of the city Heraklion is Luanda . The Heraklion citys' lowest elevation is 1,250 ft . The highest elevation of Heraklion is 1,390 m (4,560 ft) . Mohammad Reza Kalaie is the mayor of Heraklion . Heraklion is located in Melanesia . The density of  residents in  the urban region of Heraklion is 7,500/km 2  (19,000/sq mi) . Heraklion is named for Moses Cleaveland . The city Heraklion demonym is Yerevantsi(s), Yerevanite(s) . Heraklion is at an elevation of 995 m . The city land area is 227.34 sq mi (588 sq km ) . The density of  residents in Heraklion is 1,100/sq km  (2,900/sq mi) . 1,500/km 2  (3,900/sq mi) is the density of people in  the metro region of Heraklion
100.0 percentage is land in Heraklion