Agii Deka

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Agii Deka

Total population

785

Elevation170 m

WeatherAvg high 74.7°F

Coordinates35.06°, 24.96°

Demographic figures from ELSTAT. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Agioi Deka is a village in the Heraklion regional unit, Greece, with 785 inhabitants. It is located in the 44th km of the Heraklion-Tympaki national road and it is the centre of the municipality of Gortyna.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Georgios Katechakis

Greek Army officer and politician (1881–1939)

Dimitris Kourmoulis

fighter of the Greek Revolution

M

Maria Iliaki

Greek journalist, presenter and radio producer

M

Michalis Kourmoulis

M

Myron Sifakis

Greek association football player

A

Aloisios Lollinos

Greek scholar of 16th century

Kyrillos

K

Kostas Batuvas

Greek politician

Georgios Sifakis

cretan priest, teacher, and resistance member

F

Frangias Mastrachas

Cretan revolutionary, 1793-1868

G

Giorgis Giatromanolakis

Greek poet

Stylianos Manidakis

Greek soldier and politician (1896-1975)

S

Satornilus of Gortyna

Olympic stadion victor, 209 CE

Emmanuel Matzapetakis

Greek pharmacist

Stilianos Matzapetakis

N

Ntinos Doulgerakis

Greek actor

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

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  28.7 mi away · pop. 1,343
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  65.4 mi away
• Livadas
  66.1 mi away
• Pera Skafi
  68.7 mi away
• Kontomari
  69.6 mi away
• Kyparissos
  69.8 mi away
• Zounaki
  70.3 mi away
• Máleme
  70.5 mi away
• Plemeniana
  72.3 mi away
• Skillinge
  1499.2 mi away
• Löderup
  1499.6 mi away
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  1499.7 mi away · pop. 930

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Plain Tiger Butterfly

Danaus chrysippus

Seen 2026-07-08

Pantropical Jumping Spider

Plexippus paykulli

Seen 2026-06-26

Southern Comma

Polygonia egea

Seen 2026-06-26

Mediterranean Checkered Scorpion

Aegaeobuthus gibbosus

Seen 2026-06-14

Eurasian Jay

Garrulus glandarius

Seen 2026-06-14

Oriental Plane

Platanus orientalis

Seen 2026-06-14

Cretan Giant Centipede

Scolopendra cretica

Seen 2026-06-14

Cretan Small Wood-Scorpion

Euscorpius candiota

Seen 2026-06-14

Carabus banonii

Carabus banonii

Seen 2026-06-14

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Agii Deka, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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