The density of  people in  the metro region of Heraklion is 1,500/km 2  (3,900/sq mi) . 26°10′S 28°18′E﻿ / ﻿26.167°S 28.300°E are the coordinates of the city. . The Heraklion city highest elevation is 1,390 m (4,560 ft) . Heraklion is located in Melanesia . 24.581 sq mi (63.66 km2) is the area of the urban region of Heraklion . 3,600,650 is the population of the metro region of Heraklion . Heraklion is named for Moses Cleaveland . The population of Heraklion is 1,042,641 . The demonym of the city Heraklion is Yerevantsi(s), Yerevanite(s) . 71 is the area code of Heraklion . The city was incorporated in July 22, 1882 . The city water area is 0 km 2  (0 sq mi) . 7,500/km 2  (19,000/sq mi) is the density of inhabitents in  the urban region of Heraklion . Heraklion is at an elevation of 3264 ft . The city province is Luanda . The mayor of Heraklion is Mohammad Reza Kalaie . The city land area is 227.34 sq mi (588 sq km ) . The lowest elevation of Heraklion is 380 m  . The density of  residents in Heraklion is 1,100/sq km  (2,900/sq mi)
There are more than 18979 people per sq mi in the urban region of Heraklion