Heraklion is located in Melanesia . The city was incorporated in July 22, 1882 . The density of  people in  the metro region of Heraklion is 1,500/km 2  (3,900/sq mi) . The population of Heraklion is 1,042,641 . The density of  residents in  the urban region of Heraklion is 7,500/km 2  (19,000/sq mi) . The metro region has 3,600,650 population . 71 is the area code of Heraklion . 24.581 sq mi (63.66 km2) is the area of the urban region of Heraklion . The city land area is 227.34 sq mi (588 sq km ) . 26°10′S 28°18′E﻿ / ﻿26.167°S 28.300°E are the coordinates of the city. . The city Heraklion province is Luanda . This city is named after Moses Cleaveland . The city Heraklion demonym is Yerevantsi(s), Yerevanite(s) . The Heraklion citys' lowest elevation is 380 m  . 1,100/sq km  (2,900/sq mi) is the density of people in Heraklion . Heraklion is at an elevation of 995 m . The water area of the city is 0 km 2  (0 sq mi) . The mayor of Heraklion is Mohammad Reza Kalaie . The Heraklion city highest elevation is 1,390 m (4,560 ft)
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