Agia Varvara lies on the busy north-south line from Heraklion on the south coast of the island towards the centre.
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Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Gortyn, of which it is a municipal unit.
Its territory corresponded with that of the current municipal units Asterousia and Kofinas, and parts of the municipal units Agia Varvara, Arkalochori and Nikos Kazantzakis.
Agia Paraskevi | Agia Marina | Agia Varvara | Agia Triada | Agia Marina, Crete | Varvara Stepanova | Agia Varvara, Heraklion | Varvara Panina | Varvara Golovina | Agia Varvara (island) | Agia Triada, Kastoria | Agia Paraskevi (Sveta Petka) | Agia, Larissa | Agia Eirini | Agia Effimia | Agia |
The islet and chapel is only a short distance away from the beach at Malia and a short distance from the islet of Agia Varvara.