Agios Stefanos, Crete

Agios Stefanos is a village within the Lasithi prefecture in eastern Crete. It belonged to the former province of Siteia until that was abolished in 2006. Between 1997 and 2010, it was part of the former Makry Gialos municipality.^[1] Today, it is part of Ierapetra municipality. It is located 30 kilometers north-east of Ierapetra, 40 kilometers southwest of Sitia, and six kilometers east of Stavrohori. It can be approached through the famous forest of Pefkoseli. Its patron is Saint Stephen. Saint Stephen church, at the entrance of the village, is an ecclesiastical and historical monument of Crete. The village's previous name was Gras. Since the last decade, the majority of the population has been moved to the village's seaside settlement of Makry Gialos, some six kilometers to the south. Makry Gialos is one of Crete's most important tourist resorts.

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↑ EETAA local government changes

Coordinates: 35°04′16″N 25°58′12″E / 35.071°N 25.970°E / 35.071; 25.970

Subdivisions of the municipality of Ierapetra

Municipal unit of Ierapetra	Agios Ioannis Anatoli Episkopi Gdochia Ierapetra Kalamafka Kato Chorio Kavousi Makrylia Males Meseleroi Mournies Myrtos Mythoi Pacheia Ammos Riza

Municipal unit of Makry Gialos	Agios Stefanos Chrysopigi Lithines Oreino Pefkoi Perivolakia Schinokapsala Stavrochori

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