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Palaikastro
Cretevillage
Total population
953
Air quality index
Demographic figures from ELSTAT. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
As a small village in Crete, Greece, Palaikastro occupies its own corner of the country. The population stands at approximately 953. Palaikastro maps to 35.198°, 26.254° — squarely within the warm temperate belt. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,856 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 73% of daylight hours. Based on its warm temperate position, residents likely encounter warm summers and cool winters. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Sawfly OrchidOphrys tenthredinifera Willd. · Liliopsida63
- Lilac ChastetreeVitex agnus-castus L. · Magnoliopsida51
- Pink-butterfly OrchidAnacamptis papilionacea (L.) R.M.Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W.Chase · Liliopsida40
- Common RavenCorvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves39
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves37
- Persian-hyssopThymbra capitata (L.) Cav. · Magnoliopsida35
- Cretan BirthwartAristolochia cretica Lam. · Magnoliopsida33
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves31
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 5.2 — 2026-07-0223 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece
- M 4.9 — 2026-06-2428 km SE of Fry, Greece
- M 4 — 2026-05-3128 km W of Fry, Greece
- M 4 — 2026-05-3022 km W of Fry, Greece
- M 4.1 — 2026-05-2931 km ESE of Ierápetra, Greece
- M 4.2 — 2026-05-2330 km W of Fry, Greece
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Crete
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about Palaikastro
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Palaikastro, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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Official Identifiers
ELSTAT — Hellenic Statistical Authority
- ELSTAT code
- 72040201
- Population (Wikidata)
- 1,227
- Wikidata
- Q21731250
ELSTAT geographical code via Wikidata P1116
Sources
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Elevation
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Open Library
- • ELSTAT — Hellenic Statistical Authority — ELSTAT geographical code via Wikidata P1116