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Chaniá
Crete · Greece
City population
53,910
#38
in Greece
#2
in Crete
#10,653
worldwide
35.511, 24.029 · 276 km from Athens
About Chaniá
Chaniá is a city in Crete, Greece with a population of 53,910. It is the 38th largest of the 117 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Greece, and the 10,653rd largest worldwide. It lies 276 km from Athens.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Crete
Rank in region
#2of 3
Coordinates
35.511, 24.029
Record updated
16 March 2026
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 117 in GreeceClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.