Chania (Greek: Χανιά [xaˈɲa] (listen); Venetian: La Canea) is a city in Greece and the capital of the Chania regional unit. It lies along the north west coast of the island Crete, about 70 km (43 mi) west of Rethymno and 145 km (90 mi) west of Heraklion.
The municipality has 108,642 inhabitants (2011). This consists of the city of Chania and several nearby areas, including Kounoupidiana (pop. 8,620), Mournies (pop. 7,614), Souda (pop. 6,418), Nerokouros (pop. 5,531), Daratsos (pop. 4,732), Perivolia (pop. 3,986), Galatas (pop. 3,166) and Aroni (pop. 3,003).

 Chania is the second largest city on Crete and after Heraklion, it is the prefecture's political, economic and cultural center.
The city has been continuously inhabited since antiquity. It was a major Greek polis (city-state) of ancient Greece; its Roman name was Canea (). The name means "sugarcane" in Greek.

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