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Population |
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Population according to the census of March 2001 |
| prefecture | population | increase in the past 10 years | |
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| Iraklion | 295.312 | 11,5% | |
| Chania | 148.163 | 10,8% | |
| Rethimni | 81.781 | 16,7% | |
| Lassithi | 75.903 | 6,5% | |
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| a total of 601.159 | the average for the prefecture: 6,6% |