Statistics
Periphery:	West Macedonia
Capital:	Kastoria
Area:	1,685 km²
Elevation:	Lowest: Aliákmon/Bistrica valley Highest: western part
Inhabitants:	53,054(2001)
Population density:	31.49/km²
ISO 3166-2:	GR-56
FIPS code:	09
Car designation:	KA (Kastoria)
Code for the municipalities:	25xx
Number of municipalities:	12
Number of independent communes:	3
Area/distance code:	11-30-24670 (030-24670)
Postal code	52x xx
Name of inhabitants:	Kastorianll sing. -s pl.
2-letter abbreviation/HASC:	KS
Website:	www.kastoria.gr (also in Greek)
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Kastoria (Greek: Καστοριά) is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece. It is located in the western part of Macedonia (West Macedonia). Its capital is Kastoria city. The peripheries (περιφέρειες) are the subnational subdivisions of Greece. ... West Macedonia is one of the thirteen peripheries of Greece, consisting of the western part of Greek Macedonia. ... Kastoria (Greek: Καστοριά)is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Map showing location of the Aliákmon The Aliákmon (modern Greek: Αλιάκμονας, Aliákmonas; ancient Greek and Katharevousa: , Haliákmōn or Aliákmon; Latin: Haliacmon; Bulgarian and Serbian: Бистрица, Bistritsa/Bistrica; Turkish: Ä°nce Karasu) is the longest river in Greece, with a total length of 322 km (200 miles). ... ISO 3166-2:GR are ISO 3166-2 codes for Greece. ... The Greek car license plates are composed of three letters and four digits per plate (f. ... The National Statistical Service of Greece (NSSG) is a General Secretariat of the Greek Ministry of Economy and Finance with more than 1100 employees. ... This is an alphabetical list by town of dialing codes in Greece. ... Here are list of postal codes in Greece. ... Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Greece consists of 13 administrative regions known as Peripheries of Greece, which are further subdivided into 51 prefectures (nomoi, singular - nomos): External link Map Categories: Lists of subnational entities | Prefectures of Greece ... West Macedonia is one of the thirteen peripheries of Greece, consisting of the western part of Greek Macedonia. ... Kastoria (Greek: Καστοριά)is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece. ...

The prefecture of Kastoria is situated in the western end of Macedonia, Greece. It is adjacent on the north with the prefecture of Florina on the south, east and south-east with the prefectures of Grevena and Kozani, on the south-west with the prefecture of Ioannina and on the west with Albania with the district of Korçë. Florina (Greek: Φλώρινα) is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece. ... Grevena (Greek: Γρεβενά) is a prefecture in Greece. ... Ioannina (Greek: Ιωάννινα) is a prefecture of Greece, part of the north-western periphery of Epirus. ... The District of Korçë (Albanian: Rrethi i Korçës), is one of the thirty-six districts of Albania. ...

The soil of the region is mountainous and the climate is continental with cold winters and hot summers. The temperature presents great variations between winter and summer, and during winter it is often below zero so the lake waters are frozen. According to the latest census the population of Kastoria comes up to 51,934 inhabitants.

The population has increased greatly in the late 20th century. (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the...

Geography

The mountain ranges includes Grammos and Voio to the southwest and Verno to the northeast.

Transportation

• GR-15, S, Cen., NE
• GR-20/E90, S, only passes through Eptachori

Municipalities

Kastoria (Greek: Καστοριά)is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece. ...

Communities

• See also: Communities of Kastoria