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Asi Gonia is a mountain village and a former community in the eastern part of the Chania regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Apokoronas, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 18.273km2. Asi Gonia is situated east of the Lefka Ori mountain range, 20 km southwest of Rethymno. The communal office is situated in the heart of the community. On the village square there are two statues dedicated to the two Greek prime ministers Eleftherios Venizelos and Sofoklis Venizelos.Famous nativesGeorge Psychoundakis, resistance fighter and author of the Cretan RunnerPavlos Gyparis, infantry Colonel of the Greek army.