en Asi Gonia

Asi Gonia

Ασή Γωνιά
Asi Gonia Ασή Γωνιά
Municipal unit
	Asi Gonia Location within the regional unit
	Coordinates: 35°16′N 24°17′E / 35.267°N 24.283°E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Crete
Regional unit	Chania
Municipality	Apokoronas
Area
• Municipal unit	18.3 km2 (7.1 sq mi)
Elevation	400 m (1,300 ft)
Population (2021)
• Municipal unit	456
• Municipal unit density	25/km2 (65/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Asi Gonia (Greek: Ασή Γωνιά) is a mountainous village and a former community in the eastern part of the Chania regional unit in Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Apokoronas, of which it is a municipal unit.^[2] The municipal unit has an area of 18.273 km² (7.055 sq mi).^[3] Asi Gonia is situated east of the Lefka Ori mountain range, 20 km southwest of Rethymno. The communal office is situated in the heart of the community. In the village square there are two statues dedicated to the two Greek prime ministers Eleftherios Venizelos and Sofoklis Venizelos.

Historical population

Year	Population
1981	508
1991	526
2001	586
2011	527
2021	456

Famous natives

George Psychoundakis, resistance fighter and author of the Cretan Runner
Pavlos Gyparis, infantry Colonel of the Greek army
Andreas Papadakis, infantry Colonel of the Greek army and leader of AEAK
Stylianos Petrakis, Vice Admiral
Petromarkos, Cretean Revolutions Chief

References

^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.

[census21-1] "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.

[Kallikratis-2] "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.

[stat01-3] "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.

[1]

[2]

[3]