The city was incorporated in July 22, 1882 . Heraklion is at an elevation of 3264 ft . 1,500/km 2  (3,900/sq mi) is the density of people in  the metro region of Heraklion . 1,042,641 is the population of Heraklion . The urban region is 24.581 sq mi (63.66 km2) in area . 7,500/km 2  (19,000/sq mi) is the density of inhabitents in  the urban region of Heraklion . The city land area is 227.34 sq mi (588 sq km ) .  The city area code is 71 . The city Heraklion demonym is Yerevantsi(s), Yerevanite(s) . The density of  residents in Heraklion is 1,100/sq km  (2,900/sq mi) . 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 . Heraklion is named for Moses Cleaveland . Heraklion is located in Melanesia . Mohammad Reza Kalaie is the mayor of Heraklion . The city province is Luanda . The city water area is 0 km 2  (0 sq mi) . The highest elevation of Heraklion is 1,390 m (4,560 ft) . The Heraklion citys' lowest elevation is 1,250 ft
Urban is more densely populated that metro region