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In Greece, the provinces are a level of administration between prefecture and communities and municipalities. Not all prefectures are subdivided into provinces. Here is a lists of the provinces (Greek: επαρχεία, eparcheia fr. ep + archeia) in Greece: This article is about political regions. ... 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 ...

(partial list) Achaea (Greek: , Akhaïa) is a province 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 north, bordering the Gulf of Corinth, into which the mountain Panachaicus (1,902 m, the... Aigion or Aigio (Greek: Modern: Αίγιο, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on, Latin: Aegium) also, Egio or Egionis a town in northeast Achaea that has a population of around 12,000, with a square, a bus terminal and a fountain in downtown. ... Kalalvryta or Kalavrita (Greek: Καλάβρυτα) is a town, a province and a municipality in the eastcentral part of the prefecture of Achaia. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Aetolia-Acarnania, (Greek: Αιτωλοακαρνανία, Aitoloakarnanía, also Aetoloacarnania) is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece. ... Messolonghi is a town of about 12,000 people (as of 1991 census) in central Greece. ... Naupactus is also a scientific name, see Naupactus (beetle) Nafpaktos, Latin: Naupactus or Naupactos (Italian, Lepanto; modern Greek, Ναύπακτος, rarely Epakto), is a town in the nomarchy of Acarnania and Aetolia, Greece, situated on a bay on the north side of the straits of Lepanto. ... Agrinio is the largest town of the Aitolia-Acarnania prefecture of Greece, with about 80. ... Arcadia or Arkadía (Greek Αρκαδία) is a region of Greece in the Peloponnesus. ... Dimitsana (Greek: Δημητσάνα) is a village and a municipality located in northwestern Arcadia. ... Tripoli (Greek, Modern: Τρίπολη, Ancient/Katharevousa: -s), older form and Latin: Tripolis, rarely Tripolitsa, Tripolitza and Tripolizza is a city in the central part of the Peloponnesos, Greece, and the capital of the prefecture of Arcadia and the province of Mantineia which is the most populated province in Arcadia. ... Ancient Megalopolis, or now Megalópoli (Μεγαλοπολη) is a town in the western part of the prefecture of Arcadia. ... Argolis (Greek, Modern: Αργολίδα Argolida, Ancient/Katharevousa: Αργολίς -- still the official, formal name) is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece. ... Argos (Greek: Άργος, Árgos) is a city in Greece in the Peloponnesus near Nafplio, which was its historic harbor, named for Nauplius. ... Kranidi or Kranidhi (Greek, Modern: Κρανίδι, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on), older forms Kranidio, Kranidion and Kranidhion is a town located in the southern part of Argolis in the Peloponnese, Greece. ... Náfplio (Ναύπλιον) is a town on the Peloponnese in Greece. ... Attica (in Greek: Αττική, Attikí) is a periphery (subdivision) in Greece, containing Athens, the capital of Greece. ... This article is about the island. ... The Acropolis in central Athens, one of the most important landmarks in world history. ... Kythira, also known as Kythera, Cythera, Cerigo or Tsirigo, is an island, one of the Ionian Islands. ... Megara (Greek: Μέγαρα) is an ancient city in Attica, Greece, on the Saronic Gulf opposite the island of Salamis, which belonged to Megara in archaic times, before being taken by Athens. ... Chalkidikí or Chalcidice (in Greek: Χαλκιδική, alternative romanizations Khalkidhikí and Halkidiki) is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece. ... Polygyros is the capital of the Prefecture of Chalkidiki (province of northern Greece), with a population of 5,000. ... Chania prefecture is one of the four prefectures of Crete, Greece. ... Chania(IPA ) (also transliterated as Hania), older form and Italian Canea (Greek Χανιά) is the second city of Crete and the capital of the prefecture of the same name. ... The CYCLADES Packet Switching Network is a French effort similar to the USAs Arpanet. ... Naxos is the largest island (428 km² ) in the Cyclades island group in the Aegean Sea, which separates Greece and Turkey. ... Tinos is an island in the Mediterranean Sea, part of Greece. ... Elis (Modern Greek: Ηλεία - Ileía, also Ilia and Elia) is a prefecture in the Western Peloponnese and in Western portion of Greece. ... Ilia (Greek: Επαρχία Ηλείας Eparchia Ilias) is a province covering the nortPlease help out by clicking here to fix someone elses Wiki syntax. ... ... Andritsaina (Greek: Ανδρίτσαινα), also Andritsena is a community and a municipality located in the southeastern part of the prefecture of Ilia in the middle of a highway, officially and unofficially GR-76 between Krestena and Megalopoli. ... Euboea or Negropont (Modern Greek: Εύβοια Evia, Ancient Greek Εúβοια Eúboia), is the largest island of the Greek archipelago. ... Chalcis or Chalkida, Halkida, Halkis or Chalkis (Greek, Modern: Χαλκίδα, Ancient/Katharevousa: _is), the chief town of the island of Euboea in Greece, situated on the strait of the Euripus at its narrowest point. ... General info Karystos is a small coastal town on the Greek island of Euboea. ... Evros (Greek: Έβρος) is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece and is the northernmost. ... Alexandroupolis is a city of Greece and the capital of the Evros Prefecture in Thrace. ... Samothrace Samothrace (in Greek: Σαμοθρακη, Samothraki) is an island in Greece, in the northern Aegean Sea. ... Heraklion (Greek Ηράκλειο - Irákleio) is one of the four prefectures of Crete, Greece. ... Heraklion, also Heraklio, Iraklion or Irakléio (Greek Ηράκλειο) is the major city and capital of the island of Crete. ... Imathia (Greek: Ημαθία) is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece. ... Veria is also a settlement in the prefecture of Laconia, see Veria (Laconia), Greece Veria (Greek: Βέρροια) , also called Veroia or Verroia, Latin: Berroea, has a population of about 35,000. ... Naoussa is also a village in the island of Paros in the Cyclades, see Naoussa (Paros), Greece. ... Ioannina (Greek: Ιωάννινα) is a prefecture of Greece, part of the north-western periphery of Epirus. ... Ioannina (Greek: Ιωάννινα, often Γιάννενα Giannena, Yiannena or Γιάννινα Giannina, Yiannina ; Albanian: Janinë or Janina; Aromanian: Ianina, Bulgarian: Янина Janina) is a city in Epirus, north-western Greece, with a population of approximately 100,000. ... Konitsa (Greek: Κόνιτσα) is a town in Epirus, Greece, near the Albanian border. ... Metsovo (Greek: Μέτσοβο, Aromanian: Aminciu) is a town in Epirus on the mountains of Pindus in Northern Greece, between Ioannina to the north and Meteora to the south. ... Kavala prefecture (Greek: Νομός Καβάλας Nomos Kavalas) is a prefecture in eastern Macedonia. ... Kavala (also seen as Kavála, Kavalla, Cavalla, and Cavalle Greek: Καβάλα, Albanian: Kavalë), (2001 pop. ... Kefalonia also known as Cephallenia, Kefallinia, or Kefallonia (Ancient Greek: Κεφαλλήνια; Modern Greek: Κεφαλλονιά or Κεφαλονιά ), is the largest of the Ionian Islands in western Greece. ... Argostoli (Greek: Modern: Αργοστόλι, Ancient/Katharevousa: -ον, -on) is the main town on the Greek island of Cephalonia, and is the seat of the province and the capital of the prefecture. ... Kozani (Greek: Κοζάνη) is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece. ... Ptolemaida (Greek, Modern: Πτολεμαΐδα, Ancient/Katharevousa: Πτολεμαΐς), older form: Ptolemais is a city in Northern Greece. ... Laconia (Λακωνία), also known as Lacedaemonia, was in ancient Greece the portion of the Peloponnesus of which the most important city was Sparta. ... Gytheio is a town of Laconia in Greece, long known as the seaport of Sparta some 30 miles inland. ... Sparta (Grk. ... Larissa (Greek: Λάρισα, Lárisa) is a prefecture of Greece, in the periphery of Thessaly. ... Farsala (Greek: Φάρσαλα), ancient times: Pharsalus is one of the largest cities in the prefecture and is also a municipality as well as a province. ... Lesbos () is a prefecture of Greece consisting of a number of islands in the Aegean Sea, and part of the North Aegean periphery subdivision. ... Lemnos (mod. ... Methymna is also an archaeological site in the prefecture of Chania, see Methymna, Crete Mithymna (Greek:Μήθυμνα), ancient form Methymna, is the second most important town on Lesbos. ... Magnesia (Greek: Μαγνησία Magnisia), deriving from the Macedonian tribe name Magnetes, is the name of the southeastern area of Thessaly in central Greece. ... Almyros, (Greek: Αλμυρός) which means salty in the Greek language, is the capital town of the homonymous province of the prefecture of Magnesia, Greece, which is in the center of prosperous plain, known as Krokio Pedio and is crossed by torrents. ... Skopelos is also a village in the island of Lesbos, see Skopelos (Lesbos), Greece Skopelos (Greek: Σκόπελος) is an island, a province which is better known as the Northern Sporades and a municipality in the central part of the Sporades and the northeastern part of the island. ... This page is about a city in Greece. ... // Messinias History Messinia (Greek: Μεσσηνία, also spelled Messenia) is a district in the Peloponnesus, a region of Greece. ... There is also a Kalamata in the Democratic Republic of Congo, see Kalamata, Democratic Republic of Congo Kalamata (Greek, Modern: Καλαμάτα, Ancient/Katharevousa: -ai), older forms: Kalamai is a city in southern Greece, on the Peloponnesos, by the Mediterranean. ... There is also a Messene (pronunciation: meh-SEH-neh) in Angola, see Messene, Angola and Bab Messene (pronunciation: BAHB meh-SEH-neh) in Tunisia Messene (Greek: Μεσσήνη Messínî or Messénê ) was an ancient Greek city, the capital of Messenia (until the modern prefecture was formed), founded by Epaminondas in 369... There are also Pylos in Ilia including Pylos Ilias and Pyrgos Trifylias which are both archaeological sites Pylos (Greek Πύλος Formerly Navarino) is the name of a bay and a town on the west coast of the Peloponnese, in the district of Messenia in southern Greece. ... Kyparissia, rarely Cyparissia (Greek: Κύπαρισσία) is a town of around 4,000 in western Messenia. ... For other places named Pella, see: Pella (disambiguation). ... Edessa (Greek: Έδεσσα 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. ... Phocis (Greek, Modern: Φωκίδα, Ancient/Katharevousa: -s, also Phokida, Phokis) is an ancient district of central Greece. ... Amphissa redirects here, for the ancient town near todays Roccella Ionica, see Amphissa, Italy Amfissa (Greek: Άμφισσα), other form: Amfissa, Latin: Amphissa is a town and the capital of the Phokida prefecture and the Parnassida province with the population around 10,000. ... Phthiotis, or (Greek, Modern: Φθιώτιδα - Fthiótida, Ancient/Katharevousa: Φθιώτις) is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece. ... Lamia (Greek: Λαμία) is a city in central Greece (population 75,000). ... Preveza (Albanian: Prevezë) is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece. ... There is also a Samos in Middlesex County in the eastern part of Virginia, see Samos, Virginia. ... There is also a Samos in Middlesex County in the eastern part of Virginia, see Samos, Virginia. ... 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. ... Serres (Σερρες in Greek, Latin Serrae, older form: Serrai, Bulgarian: Сяр/Syar) is a city in Macedonia, Greece. ... Nigrita (Greek: Νιγρίτα) is a town and a municipality situated almost between the Strymonian plain of the Strymon river and the Vertiskos mountains featuring the mountaintop Trani Rachi to the southwest. ... Thessaloniki (Greek: Θεσσαλονίκη) is a nomos (prefecture) in Greece, containing Thessaloniki, Lagana and the northern portion of the Chalcidicean peninsula. ... Thessaloníki (Greek: Θεσσαλονίκη) is the second-largest city of Greece and is the principal, the largest city and the capital of the Greek region of Macedonia. ... Boeotia (Greek: Βοιωτία -Voiotía, also Viotia) is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece. ... For the ancient capital of Upper Egypt, see Thebes, Egypt. ...


There are no provinces in Arta, Chios, Corinthia, Evritania, Florina, Grevena,, Karditsa, Kastoria, Lefkada, formerly in Preveza, Xanthi and Zante Arta (Greek: Άρτα, Albanian: Artë)is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece. ... Khios, or Chios or Hios (Χίος) as most Greek English speakers know the island, is a Greek island in the Aegean Sea. ... Temple of Apollo at Corinth Corinth, or Korinth (Κόρινθος) is a Greek city, on the Isthmus of Corinth, the original isthmus, the narrow stretch of land that joins the Peloponnesus to the mainland of Greece. ... Evritania, Evrytania (Greek: Ευρυτανία), rarely/Latin: Eurytania is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece. ... Florina (Greek: Φλώρινα) is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece. ... Grevena (Greek: Γρεβενά) is a town in Greece, capital of the Grevena prefecture, one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece. ... Karditsa is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece. ... Kastoria (Greek: Καστοριά)is one of the fifty-one prefectures of 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. ... 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. ... Zakýnthos (Ζάκυνθος, also known as Zante), the third largest of the Ionian Islands, covers an area of 410 square kilometers and its coastline is roughly 123 kilometers in length. ...


The provinces in italics indicates it is no longer a province.


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