Agios Nikolaos (municipality)
Agios Nikolaos
Άγιος Νικόλαος | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 35°11′N 25°43′E / 35.183°N 25.717°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Crete |
| Regional unit | Lasithi |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Emmanouil Menegakis (since 2023) |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 511.7 km2 (197.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 21 m (69 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Municipality | 27,785 |
| • Density | 54/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ΑΝ |
| Website | www |
The municipality of Agios Nikolaos ([ˈaʝ(i)os niˈkolaos] "Saint Nicholas"; Greek: Δήμος Αγίου Νικολάου) is a municipality located in the region of Crete, in Greece. The current municipality is the result of the merger in 2011 between the former municipalities of Agios Nikolaos, Neapoli and the community of Vrachasi, which became municipal units.
Its seat is the town of Ágios Nikólaos, its "historical capital" the town of Neapoli.