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Pella Prefecture Νομός Πέλλης
Periphery	Central Macedonia
Capital	Edessa
Population	148,190 (2005) Ranked 22nd
Area	2,506 km² Ranked 26th
Population density	59.1/km² Ranked 21st
Number of provinces	3
Number of municipalities	11
Number of communities
Postal codes	58x xx
Area codes	238x0
Licence plate code	ΕΕ
ISO 3166-2 code	GR-61
Website	www.pella.gr

Pella (Greek: Πέλλα) is one of the prefectures of Greece. Its capital town is Edessa. The prefecture was named after the ancient city Pella. 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. ... The peripheries (περιφέρειες) are the subnational divisions of Greece. ... Central Macedonia is one of the thirteen peripheries of Greece, being the central part of Greek Macedonia. ... Edessa (Greek: Έδεσσα, Bulgarian: Воден, Voden) is an ancient town of 25,000 inhabitants in northern Greece, the capital of the Pella prefecture and is also the provincial capital of the province of the same name. ... This is a list of the prefectures of Greece, in order of descending population (in 2005). ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Following is a list of Greek prefectures ordered by population density. ... Here are a lists of the provinces (Greek: επαρχεία, eparcheia fr. ... Communities and municipalities of Greece are one of several levels of government within the organizational structure of that country. ... Communities and municipalities of Greece are one of several levels of government within the organizational structure of that country. ... Here are list of postal codes in Greece. ... This is an alphabetical list by town of dialing codes in Greece. ... Greek car number plates are composed of three letters and four digits per plate (e. ... This page as shown in the aol 9. ... 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... Edessa (Greek: Έδεσσα, Bulgarian: Воден, Voden) is an ancient town of 25,000 inhabitants in northern Greece, the capital of the Pella prefecture and is also the provincial capital of the province of the same name. ... For other places named Pella, see: Pella (disambiguation). ...

Geography

The mountains lie to the north and the southwest especially the Vermio mountains, the Voras mountains to the northwest and the Paiko mountains to the northeast. Pella is bounded with the prefectures of Kilkis to the northeast, Thessaloniki to the east, Imathia to the south, Kozani to the southwest, Lake Vegoritida to the southwest, Florina to the west and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the north with the district of Brod to the northwest and Gevgelija to the northeast. // THE MUNICIPALITY OF VERMIO, Western Macedonia, Greece Total population: 3483 permanent inhabitants(2001) About the municipality: The municipality of Vermio consists of four municipal departments; Komnina which is the largest and the seat of Vermios town hall, Anatoliko, Pyrghi and Mesovouno. ... Kilkis (Greek: Κιλκίς) is a prefecture in Central Macedonia, Greece. ... Thessaloniki (Greek: Θεσσαλονίκη) is a nomos (prefecture) in Greece, containing Thessaloniki, Lagana and the northern portion of the Chalcidicean peninsula. ... Imathia (Greek: Ημαθία) is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece. ... Kozani (Greek: Κοζάνη) is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece. ... Florina (Greek Φλώρινα) ( Macedonian / Slavonic Лерин / Lerin) is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece. ... Coat of arms of Gevgelija Gevgelija (Macedonian: Гевгелија, Bulgarian: Гевгели, Serbian: Ђевђелија, Greek: Γευγελή) is a town with an approximate population of 20,362 located in the very southeast of the Republic of Macedonia along the banks of the Vardar River, right on the countrys border with Greece. ...

Agriculture

Agriculture is very common to the south and mainly produces fruits.

Transportation

• GR-1 (old highway), SE
• GR-2, W, SW, Cen., E, SE
• Edessa - Verroia road, S

Greece Interstate 1 is one of the longest highways in Greece. ... Via Egnatia (Greek: Εγνατία Οδός) was a road constructed by the Romans around 146 BC. It was named after Gaius Ignatius, proconsul of Macedonia, who ordered its construction. ...

Municipalities

See also: List of settlements in the Pella prefecture Edessa (Greek: Έδεσσα, Bulgarian: Воден, Voden) is an ancient town of 25,000 inhabitants in northern Greece, the capital of the Pella prefecture and is also the provincial capital of the province of the same name. ... Giannitsa or Yannitsa (Greek: Γιαννιτσά, Turkish: Yenice) is a city in Greece in the Pella Prefecture. ... Krya Vrysi (Greek: Κρύα Βρύση) is the name of a town in Pella Prefecture of Greece. ... List of settlements in the prefecture of Pella, Central, Macedonia, Greece. ...

External links

• Prefecture of PELLA