The urban region is 24.581 sq mi (63.66 km2) in area . The water area of the city is 0 km 2  (0 sq mi) . Heraklion is at an elevation of 995 m . 1,100/sq km  (2,900/sq mi) is the density of people in Heraklion . Heraklion is named for Moses Cleaveland . The Heraklion city highest elevation is 1,390 m (4,560 ft) .  The city area code is 71 . The city was incorporated in July 22, 1882 . The demonym of the city Heraklion is Yerevantsi(s), Yerevanite(s) . The mayor of Heraklion is Mohammad Reza Kalaie . The density of  people in  the metro region of Heraklion is 1,500/km 2  (3,900/sq mi) . 7,500/km 2  (19,000/sq mi) is the density of inhabitents in  the urban region of Heraklion . The lowest elevation of Heraklion is 1,250 ft . The population of Heraklion is 1,042,641 . The coordinates of the city are 26°10′S 28°18′E﻿ / ﻿26.167°S 28.300°E . 3,600,650 is the population of the metro region of Heraklion . The city Heraklion province is Luanda . Heraklion is located in Melanesia . The city land area is 227.34 sq mi (588 sq km )
There are less than 2855 residents per sq mi in Heraklion