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General Information about the Chania Municipal Unit
The city of Chania, capital of the Chania county, is located in the North-Eastern part of the county and has a population of approximately 88.077 citizens and a great number of visitors mostly during the summertime. It constitutes the administrative, commercial, economical and transport centre of the county. The city has two major gates: the airport in Akrotiri and the Souda harbour which is the biggest one in the Mediterranean.
The city of Chania is built on top of the ruins of ancient Kydonia, a powerful and commercial city mostly in the meta-Minoan years. Chania in 69 BC was conquered by the Romans and after 325 AC it was handed over to the Byzantines. In 823 AC it was conquered by the Arabs until 1204 when the Venice Domination began. During those years the city of Chania thrived commercially, economically and intellectually so much that it was called “Venice of the East”. In 1645 the Turks occupy Chania until the 1st of December, 1913 when Crete is united with the rest of Greece.
The city of today consists of the old and the new section. In the old section one can admire five different districs: Topana, Hebrew, Syntrivani, Splantzia and Kasteli. In the modern section one will observe the efficient street layout, wide streets, pedestrian zones, commercial center, many well-preserved neoclassical buildings and the pulse of life mostly in the summer since the clean beaches and natural beauty of the county in general constitute and attraction for millions of visitors from around the world.
Intellectually, life in the city is rather interesting, since a plethora of cultural events such as theatrical performances, literature, exhibitions, festivals, conjectural and musical events are organized every year.
In Chania it is also worth to visit the City Market in the center of the city, the city park, the old Harbor and the Venetian lighthouse. Particularly interesting are also the Historical Archive of Chania, the Archaeological Museum, the Naval Museum, the Historical Museum, the Folklore Museum and the catholic church.
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Geography
 The Municipal Unit of Chania, located north of the prefecture of Chania and has established as the capital of the prefecture of Chania. It is a seaside Municipal module according to the census of 2001, has 53,373 inhabitants and a total area of 12,564 acres. The Municipal unit includes 1 district: district Chania.
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The city of Chania lists hundreds of years of history and has not lost its former glory, and has saved entire Venetian, Turkish and Jewish neighborhoods with well-preserved buildings.
There is daily communication from Chania to Athens from the airport in Akrotiri Chania, 15 km east of the city, and a sea connection with Piraeus through the port of Souda. The movement of both passengers to the airport and the port is reached by frequent bus service intercity and urban bus respectively.
The favorable climate of the city of Chania and cultural heritage features, promote tourism development, so the economy is based largely on tourism.
There is a large number of hotels in Chania in all categories, as well as hostels and apartments for all budgets.
Furthermore, there are plenty of food places in Chania, restaurants with cuisines of all variations, taverns, ouzeries throughout the entire region of Chania. A large variety of taverns and restaurants are concentrated in the old Venetian harbor with its lighthouse, which at night offers a spectacular view of the colorful buildings lit from edge to edge.
You can find entertainment in bars, club, in nightclubs with live Greek and foreign music and other music scenes, as well as in venues with traditional Cretan music. There are cinemas, multiplex, and open air as well. Many theatrical shows and concerts, exhibitions, artistic events are presented during the whole summer.
Chania has all the requirements to be considered the most beautiful city of Crete, while combining the history and culture with the modern comforts of life, a combination that makes the city of Chania attracts a wide range of visitors.
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