Tympaki

Tympaki () is a town and a former municipality in the Heraklion regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reforms, it is a part of the municipality of Faistos, of which it is a municipal unit, the unit has an area of .

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Greek Dimos.name: Tympaki
Greek Dimos.name_local: Τυμπάκι
Greek Dimos.type: municipal unit
Greek Dimos.image_map: DE Tymbakiou.svg
Greek Dimos.elevation: 29
Greek Dimos.map_caption: Location within the regional unit
Greek Dimos.periph: Crete
Greek Dimos.periphunit: Heraklion
Greek Dimos.municipality: Faistos
Greek Dimos.population_as_of: 2021
Greek Dimos.pop_municunit: 9957
Greek Dimos.pop_community: 5515
Greek Dimos.area_municunit

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The town is located on the south coast, between Agia Galini and Matala. It has a population of about 5,500 people (10,000 for the municipal unit). In 2005, a major container harbour and free-trade zone had been rumored to be built in the area. As of January 2009, it appears the project has been canceled, in part due to the strong opposition from the local population.