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