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Encyclopedia > List of the prefectures of Greece by population density

This is a list of the prefectures of Greece, in order of descending population density according to the 2001 census "real" population figures and land areas. (The census also enumerated "permanent" population figures, which are slightly different from the "real" ones.) Although Mount Athos is not a prefecture, it is included here merely to complete the table for Greece, which has an overall density of 83.09 persons/km². Greece consists of 13 administrative regions known as Peripheries of Greece, which are further subdivided into 51 prefectures (nomoi, singular - nomos, Greek: νομοί, νομός)): See also List of the prefectures of Greece by area List of the prefectures of Greece by population density List of the prefectures of Greece by population External... Capital Karyes Official languages Koine Greek, Church Slavonic, Modern Greek, Russian, Serbian, Georgian, Bulgarian, Romanian (both liturgical and civil use), Modern Greek (civil use) Government  -  Head of State2 Dora Bakoyannis  -  Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I Area  -  Total 390 km²  150 sq mi  Population  -   estimate 2,250  Demonyms: Athonite, Hagiorite (English); Αθωνίτης, Αγιορίτης (Greek). ...

Ranking Prefecture Population density (/km²)
1 Athens  :-
2 Piraeus 582.65
3 Thessaloniki 287.24
4 East Attica 266.97
5 Corfu (Kerkyra) 174.67
6 West Attica 151.01
7 Heraklion 110.74
8 Achaea 98.67
9 Zakynthos 96.20
10 Pieria 85.61
11 Imathia 84.44
12 Magnesia 78.52
13 Elis 73.84
14 Dodecanese 70.03
15 Kavala 68.69
16 Corinthia 67.52
17 Chania 63.30
18 Lefkada 63.23
19 Messinia 59.14
20 Chios 59.06
21 Pella 58.18
22 Preveza 57.30
23 Xanthi 56.81
24 Samos 56.04
25 Rethymno 54.77
26 Larissa 51.91
27 Euboea 51.62
28 Lesbos 50.66
29 Serres 50.64
30 Karditsa 49.14
31 Argolis 49.10
32 Arta 47.01
33 Boeotia 44.41
34 Kozani 44.18
35 Cyclades 43.79
36 Kefalonia and Ithaca 43.66
37 Rhodope 43.58
38 Lasithi 41.87
39 Aetolia-Acarnania 41.10
40 Trikala 40.80
41 Phthiotis 40.26
42 Halkidiki 35.95
43 Kilkis 35.36
44 Evros 35.21
45 Ioannina 34.11
46 Kastoria 31.09
47 Thesprotia 30.43
48 Drama 29.98
49 Florina 28.46
50 Laconia 27.40
51 Arcadia 23.09
52 Phocis 22.77
53 Evrytania 17.15
54 Grevena 16.56
55 Mount Athos 6.74

See also: Athens is one of the prefectures of Greece. ... Piraeus is one of the prefectures of Greece. ... Thessaloniki (Greek: Θεσσαλονίκη) is a nomos (prefecture) in Greece, containing Thessaloniki, Lagana and the northern portion of the Chalcidicean peninsula. ... East Attica is one of the prefectures of Greece. ... Corfu (Greek: Κέρκυρα - Kérkyra) is a prefecture of Greece. ... West Attica is one of the prefectures of Greece. ... Heraklion (Greek Ηράκλειο - Irákleio or Iráklio), also Heraklio is a prefecture of Greece, one of the four prefectures of Crete. ... Achaea (Greek: , Achaïa; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is an ancient province and a present prefecture of Greece, on the northern coast of the Peloponnese, stretching from the mountain ranges of Erymanthus and Cyllene on the south to a narrow strip of fertile land on the... “Zante” redirects here. ... Pieria (Πιερία) is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece. ... Imathia (Greek: Ημαθία) is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Elis (Modern Greek: Ηλεία - Ileía, also Ilia and Elia) is a prefecture in the Western Peloponnese and in Western portion of Greece. ... The Dodecanese (Greek Δωδεκάνησα, Dodekánisa, Turkish Onikiada, both meaning twelve islands; Italian Dodecaneso) are a group of 12 larger plus 150 smaller Greek islands in the Aegean Sea, off the southwest coast of Turkey. ... Kavala prefecture (Greek: Νομός Καβάλας Nomos Kavalas) is a prefecture in eastern Macedonia. ... Corinthia (Greek: Κορινθία, Korinthía) is the area around the city of Corinth. ... Chania prefecture is one of the four prefectures of Crete, Greece. ... Lefkada, or Lefkas (Greek: Modern: Λευκάδα, Ancient/Katharevousa: -as) is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea, connected to the mainland by a long causeway and floating bridge, as well as the islands capital city. ... Messinia (Greek: Μεσσηνία, also spelled Messenia; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is a prefecture in the Peloponnese, a region of Greece. ... Chios (Italian: Scio, Turkish: Sakız, Χίος; alternative transliterations Khios and Hios, see also List of traditional Greek place names) is a Greek island in the Aegean Sea. ... For other places named Pella, see: Pella (disambiguation). ... Preveza (Albanian: Prevezë) is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece. ... Xanthi (Greek: Ξάνθη) is a city in northern Greece, in the East Macedonia and Thrace periphery. ... Samos Prefecture (Greek Σάμος; consists of the islands of Samos, Ikaria and the smaller islands of Fournoi Korseon. ... Rethymno (IPA ) (Greek Ρέθυμνο) is a prefecture in the island of Crete, Greece. ... Larissa (Greek: Λάρισα, Lárisa) is a prefecture of Greece, in the periphery of Thessaly. ... For the Greek mythological figures see Euboea Euboea, or Negropont or Negroponte (Modern Greek: Εύβοια Évia, Ancient Greek Eúboia), is the second largest of the Greek Aegean Islands and the second largest Greek island overall in area and population (after Crete). ... Lesbos is one of the Prefectures of Greece. ... Serres prefecture Seres or Serrai (Greek: Νομός Σερρών Nomos Serron) is a prefecture located in east northeastern Macedonia and is the second northernmost not in point. ... Karditsa is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece. ... Argolis (Greek, Modern: Αργολίδα Argolida, Ancient/Katharevousa: Αργολίς -- still the official, formal name) is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece. ... Arta (Greek: Άρτα, Albanian: Artë)is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece. ... Boeotia or Beotia (//, (Greek Βοιωτια; see also list of traditional Greek place names) was the central area of ancient Greece. ... Kozani (Greek: Κοζάνη) is one of the prefectures of Greece. ... The Cyclades (Greek Κυκλάδες) are a Greek island group in the Aegean Sea, south-east of the mainland of Greece; and an administrative prefecture of Greece. ... Kefalonia and Ithaka (Greek: ) is a nomos (prefecture) in Greece, containing the Ionian islands of Kefalonia and Ithaka. ... Rhodope (Greek: Ροδόπη, Rodopi) is one of the prefectures of Greece. ... Lasithi (Greek: Λασίθι) is a prefecture of Greece on the island of Crete. ... Aetolia-Acarnania, (Greek: Αιτωλοακαρνανία, Aitoloakarnanía, also Aetoloacarnania) is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece. ... Trikala (Greek: Τρίκαλα) is a prefecture in northwestern Thessaly, Greece. ... Phthiotis, or (Greek, Modern: Φθιώτιδα - Fthiótida, Ancient/Katharevousa: Φθιώτις) is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece. ... ... Kilkis (Greek: Κιλκίς) is a prefecture in Central Macedonia, Greece. ... Evros (Greek: Έβρος) is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece and is the northernmost. ... Ioannina (Greek: Ιωάννινα) is a prefecture of Greece, part of the north-western periphery of Epirus. ... Kastoria (Greek: Καστοριά) is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece. ... Thesprotia (Greek: Θεσπρωτία) is one of the prefectures of Greece. ... Drama prefecture (Greek: Νομός Δράμας Nomos Dramas) is a prefecture in northeastern Greek Macedonia. ... Florina (Greek Φλώρινα) ( Macedonian / Slavonic Лерин / Lerin) is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece. ... Laconia (; see also List of traditional Greek place names), also known as Lacedaemonia, is a prefecture in Greece. ... This article is about a region of Greece. ... Phocis (Greek, Modern: Φωκίδα/Fokída, Ancient/Katharevousa: Φωκίς/Phokis; named after the Greek mythological personage Phocus) is an ancient district of central Greece and a prefecture of modern Greece located in Sterea Hellas, one of the thirteen peripheries of Greece. ... Evritania, Evrytania (Greek: Ευρυτανία), rarely/Latin: Eurytania is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece. ... Grevena (Greek: Γρεβενά) is a prefecture in Greece. ... Capital Karyes Official languages Koine Greek, Church Slavonic, Modern Greek, Russian, Serbian, Georgian, Bulgarian, Romanian (both liturgical and civil use), Modern Greek (civil use) Government  -  Head of State2 Dora Bakoyannis  -  Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I Area  -  Total 390 km²  150 sq mi  Population  -   estimate 2,250  Demonyms: Athonite, Hagiorite (English); Αθωνίτης, Αγιορίτης (Greek). ...

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