Heraklion is located in Melanesia . 71 is the area code of Heraklion . Heraklion has 1,042,641 population . The density of  residents in  the urban region of Heraklion is 7,500/km 2  (19,000/sq mi) . On July 22, 1882 the city was incorporated . Heraklion is named for Moses Cleaveland . The mayor of Heraklion is Mohammad Reza Kalaie . The demonym of the city Heraklion is Yerevantsi(s), Yerevanite(s) . The highest elevation of Heraklion is 1,390 m (4,560 ft) . The water area of the city is 0 km 2  (0 sq mi) . The lowest elevation of Heraklion is 1,250 ft . 3,600,650 is the population of the metro region of Heraklion . Heraklion is at an elevation of 3264 ft . The land area of the city is 227.34 sq mi (588 sq km ) . 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  people in  the metro region of Heraklion is 1,500/km 2  (3,900/sq mi) . 1,100/sq km  (2,900/sq mi) is the density of people in Heraklion . The area of the urban region is 24.581 sq mi (63.66 km2)
The native of the city Heraklion are also called Yerevantsi(s), Yerevanite(s)