# Moires

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Municipal unit in Greece

Moires Μοίρες Municipal unit The centre of Moires Location within the regional unit Moires Coordinates: 35°03′N 24°52′E / 35.050°N 24.867°E / 35.050; 24.867 Country Greece Administrative region Crete Regional unit Heraklion Municipality Faistos Area • Municipal unit 181.9 km2 (70.2 sq mi) Elevation 90 m (300 ft) Population (2021)[1] • Municipal unit 11,399 • Municipal unit density 62.67/km2 (162.3/sq mi) • Community 6,869 Time zone UTC+2 (EET) • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)

**Moires** ([Greek](/source/Greek_language): Μοίρες, "Fates") is a town and a former municipality in the [Heraklion regional unit](/source/Heraklion_(regional_unit)), [Crete](/source/Crete), [Greece](/source/Greece). Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality [Faistos](/source/Faistos), of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 181.885 km2 (70.226 sq mi) and a population of 11,399 people (about 6,900 for the town itself).[3][1] The weekly market of the agricultural town of Moires is the largest in the region. In the early Middle Ages it was the home of Christian hermits, who allegedly met only once a year to worship at the chapel of Agios Andonis, built in the 14th or 15th century.

## Subdivisions

The municipal unit of Moires is divided into the following communities:

- Moires

- Alithini

- Antiskari

- [Galia](/source/Galia%2C_Greece)

- Kastelli

- Kouses

- Peri

- Petrokefali

- Pigaidakia (including [Kaloi Limenes](/source/Kaloi_Limenes))

- Pompia

- Roufas

- Skourvoula

## Population

‹ The [template](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Template) *[Historical populations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Historical_populations)* is being [considered for merging](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Templates_for_discussion/Log/2026_June_24#Template:Infobox_demographics). ›

Population of the community of Moires Year Pop. ±% 1900 240 — 1928 553 +130.4% 1940 1,093 +97.6% 1951 1,674 +53.2% 1961 2,195 +31.1% 1971 2,948 +34.3% Year Pop. ±% 1981 3,501 +18.8% 1991 4,571 +30.6% 2001 6,026 +31.8% 2011 6,496 +7.8% 2021 6,869 +5.7% Source: Population censuses[4][3][5][1]

## Climate

Moires has a mild climate throughout the year with mild winters and hot summers. The climate is generally dry with an average annual precipitation of 445 mm. According to the [National Observatory of Athens](/source/National_Observatory_of_Athens) maximum temperatures in the winter remain over 16 °C while in the summer they are close to 35 °C.

Climate data for Moires (2010–2019) Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 16.0 (60.8) 17.2 (63.0) 19.2 (66.6) 23.0 (73.4) 26.7 (80.1) 31.3 (88.3) 34.5 (94.1) 34.6 (94.3) 30.9 (87.6) 26.2 (79.2) 22.1 (71.8) 17.7 (63.9) 25.0 (76.9) Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 6.2 (43.2) 6.9 (44.4) 8.0 (46.4) 10.5 (50.9) 14.4 (57.9) 18.5 (65.3) 20.8 (69.4) 21.0 (69.8) 18.1 (64.6) 14.9 (58.8) 11.3 (52.3) 7.4 (45.3) 13.2 (55.7) Average rainfall mm (inches) 106.0 (4.17) 80.0 (3.15) 45.0 (1.77) 17.0 (0.67) 8.0 (0.31) 2.0 (0.08) 0.0 (0.0) 1.0 (0.04) 8.0 (0.31) 38.0 (1.50) 52.0 (2.05) 88.0 (3.46) 445 (17.51) Source: National Observatory of Athens[6]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-census21_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-census21_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-census21_1-2) ["Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό"](https://www.statistics.gr/documents/20181/17286366/MON_PLI_DHM_OIKISN_2021.xlsx) [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Kallikratis_2-0)** ["ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities"](http://www.et.gr/idocs-nph/search/pdfViewerForm.html?args=5C7QrtC22wGYK2xFpSwMnXdtvSoClrL81-32jgAMSfbnMRVjyfnPUeJInJ48_97uHrMts-zFzeyCiBSQOpYnT00MHhcXFRTsb2fGphpq4MKX2ZkaHobySNnvZCNHXvYVvlf80XevW0Q.) (in Greek). [Government Gazette](/source/Government_Gazette_(Greece)).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-stat01_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-stat01_3-1) ["Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)"](http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf) (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Μοίρες"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304185632/http://e-mesara.gr/index.php/2014-01-19-18-24-54/2014-01-19-18-26-21). Archived from [the original](http://e-mesara.gr/index.php/2014-01-19-18-24-54/2014-01-19-18-26-21) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-07-11.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-census11_5-0)** ["Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός"](http://www.statistics.gr/documents/20181/1210503/resident_population_census2011rev.xls) (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-[[Εθνικό_Αστεροσκοπείο_Αθηνών]]_-_Κλίμα_6-0)** ["Climate"](https://www.meteo.gr/climate/) (in Greek). National Observatory of Athens. Retrieved 10 Apr 2022.

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