Chaniá is the second largest city of Crete

Crete

Crete is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, and one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece. It forms a significant part of the economy and cultural heritage of Greece while retaining its own local cultural traits...

 and the capital of the Chania peripheral unit. It lies along the north coast of the island, about 70 km (43.5 mi) west of Rethymno

Rethymno

Rethymno is a city of approximately 40,000 people in Greece, the capital of Rethymno peripheral unit in the island of Crete. It was built in antiquity , even though was never a competitive Minoan centre...

 and 145 km (90.1 mi) west of Heraklion

Heraklion

Heraklion, or Heraclion is the largest city and the administrative capital of the island of Crete, Greece. It is the 4th largest city in Greece....

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The official population of the municipal unit (the former municipality) is 55,838, while its metropolitan area has 81,985 inhabitants. This consists of the city of Chania along with 7 towns and villages: Mournies

Mournies

Mournies is a village in Crete, in the peripheral unit of Chania. It formerly belonged to the municipality of Eleftherios Venizelos. Mournies is famous for being the place of birth of the statesman Eleftherios Venizelos....

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