Mohammad Reza Kalaie is the mayor of Heraklion . On July 22, 1882 the city was incorporated . The demonym of the city Heraklion is Yerevantsi(s), Yerevanite(s) . 7,500/km 2  (19,000/sq mi) is the density of inhabitents in  the urban region of Heraklion . Heraklion has 1,042,641 population . The urban region is 24.581 sq mi (63.66 km2) in area . Heraklion is located in Melanesia . The water area of the city is 0 km 2  (0 sq mi) . The metro region has 3,600,650 population . Heraklion is at an elevation of 995 m . The land area of the city is 227.34 sq mi (588 sq km ) . The Heraklion city highest elevation is 1,390 m (4,560 ft) . The density of  people in  the metro region of Heraklion is 1,500/km 2  (3,900/sq mi) . Heraklion is named for Moses Cleaveland . The Heraklion citys' lowest elevation is 1,250 ft . 26°10′S 28°18′E﻿ / ﻿26.167°S 28.300°E are the coordinates of the city. . The city province is Luanda . The density of  residents in Heraklion is 1,100/sq km  (2,900/sq mi) . 71 is the area code of Heraklion
Heraklion was legally declared as a city in 1871-11-04