Malia

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Malia

Total population

3,224

Elevation28 m

WeatherAvg high 71.8°F

Coordinates35.28°, 25.46°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Malia is a coastal town and municipal unit situated in the northeast corner of the Heraklion region of Crete, Greece. It is part of the municipality of Hersonissos and is located approximately 34 kilometers east of Heraklion. As of 2021, the population of the municipal unit was 5,501. The area also encompasses the villages of Mochos, Krasi, and Stalida, covering a total area of 60.720 square kilometers. Malia is known as a prominent tourist destination, in part owing to its nightlife scene and beaches. Additionally, the town is home to Minoan ruins located three kilometers to the east of the city centre, spanning an area of approximately 1 square kilometer.

Geography

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

Climate

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

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

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

Notable people from here

Ioannis Dafotis

S

Stergios Spanakis

Greek writer

P

Porus of Cyrene

ancient Olympic victor 360, 356 BCE

Mihail Sfakianakis

Greek politician

I

Isidoros Rousochatzakis

Greek bishop (1905-1968)

M

Menelaos Parlamas

Greek writer

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

Nearby places in Crete

• Analipsi
  7.4 mi away · pop. 1,343
• Kontomari
  91.8 mi away
• Koustogerako
  91.8 mi away
• Kyparissos
  92.3 mi away
• Máleme
  92.5 mi away
• Livadas
  92.6 mi away
• Zounaki
  93.1 mi away
• Pera Skafi
  94.5 mi away
• Plemeniana
  98.2 mi away
• Skillinge
  1492.7 mi away
• Löderup
  1493.2 mi away
• Borrby
  1493.3 mi away · pop. 930

Browse all places in Crete →

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Malia

Malia Crete Fresh Romance

Mike Donaldson · 2019

A leisure map of Crete

Clyde Surveys Limited. · 1982

Malia, une ville de Crète à la fin du bronze récent

Alexandre Farnoux · 1989

Crete, Knossos, Phaistos, Aghia Triada, Gortyn, Malia, Zakros, Gournia, Herakleion Museum.

Crete

S Logiadou-Platonos · 1985

Crète - Knossos, Phaistos, Maghia Triada, Gorthyne, Malia, zakros, Gournia et musée Heraklion

1980

Malia

Frieda Vandenabeele · 1992

Elite Minoan architecture

Joseph W. Shaw · 2015

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

European Dwarf Mantis

Ameles spallanzania

Seen 2026-07-07

Cleopatra Butterfly

Gonepteryx cleopatra

Seen 2026-07-01

Southern Green Stink Bug

Nezara viridula

Seen 2026-06-28

Eurasian Griffon

Gyps fulvus

Seen 2026-06-28

Common Buzzard

Buteo buteo

Seen 2026-06-27

Common Moorhen

Gallinula chloropus

Seen 2026-06-27

White Stork

Ciconia ciconia

Seen 2026-06-27

Eurasian Collared-Dove

Streptopelia decaocto

Seen 2026-06-27

Yellow-legged Gull

Larus michahellis

Seen 2026-06-27

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

Gallery

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

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