The city was incorporated in July 22, 1882 . The land area of the city is 227.34 sq mi (588 sq km ) . The density of  people in  the metro region of Heraklion is 1,500/km 2  (3,900/sq mi) . The city province is Luanda . The metro region has 3,600,650 population . The urban region is 24.581 sq mi (63.66 km2) in area . The density of  residents in  the urban region of Heraklion is 7,500/km 2  (19,000/sq mi) . Heraklion is at an elevation of 995 m . The lowest elevation of Heraklion is 380 m  . Heraklion is located in Melanesia . The city water area is 0 km 2  (0 sq mi) . The highest elevation of Heraklion is 1,390 m (4,560 ft) . The density of  residents in Heraklion is 1,100/sq km  (2,900/sq mi) . 1,042,641 is the population of Heraklion .  The city area code is 71 . The city Heraklion demonym is Yerevantsi(s), Yerevanite(s) . This city is named after Moses Cleaveland . Mohammad Reza Kalaie is the mayor of Heraklion . 26°10′S 28°18′E﻿ / ﻿26.167°S 28.300°E are the coordinates of the city.
Mohammad Reza Kalaie govern the city Heraklion