Chania is the second largest city in Crete. The Municipality of Chania is a Local Government Organization with various responsibilities (city planning, city works, social services, sports, etc) with 445 employees. After the 01.01.2011 the Municipality of Chania will merge with 6 neighbouring municipalities, so that the new Municipality of Chania will cover an area of 351.306 km2, having 97.364 inhabitants.