Provinces of Greece

The provinces (eparchys according to Encarta Dictionary and Webster's Dictionary)(Lang-gr|επαρχία) of Greece were sub-divisions of the country's prefectures. They were abolished after the 2006 local elections, in line with Law 2539/1997 of the Greek Parliament.

According to the Article 7 of the Code of Prefectural Self-Government (Presidential Decree 30/1996), the provinces constituted a "particular administrative district" within the "administrative district" of prefectures. Not all prefectures were subdivided into provinces.

Organization

Provinces consisted two parts: a collective Provincial Council and eparchos (Lang-gr|έπαρχος) (sub-prefect). Members of the Provincial Council were the prefectural councillors of the respective province. The eparchos (sub-prefect) was the prefectural councillor who received the most votes in the prefectural elections.

List

Here is a list of the former provinces of Greece:

*Achaea
**Aigialeia Province - Aigio
**Kalavryta Province - Kalavryta
**Patras Province - Patras
*Aetolia-Acarnania
**Messolonghi Province - Messolonghi
**Nafpaktia Province - Nafpaktos
**Trichonis Province - Agrinio
**Valtos Province - Amfilochia
**Vonitsa & Xiromeros Province - Vonitsa
*Arcadia
**Gortynia Province - Dimitsana
**Kynouria Province - Leonidio
**Mantineia Province - Tripoli
**Megalopoli Province - Megalopoli
*Argolis
**Argos Province - Argos
**Ermionida Province - Kranidi
**Nafplia Province - Nafplio
*Attica (Traditionally considered a prefecture, but is in fact a "hyper-prefecture" ("υπερνομαρχεία"), subdivided further into four prefectures)
**Athens (Prefecture)
**East Attica
***Attica Province - Marathon
***Mesogaea Province - Koropi
***Lavreotica Province - Lavrion
**West Attica
***Megaris Province - Megara
***Eleusis Province - Eleusis
**Piraeus Prefecture
***Piraeus Province - Piraeus
***Aegina Province - Aegina
***Kythira Province - Kythira
***Salamis Province - Salamis
***Hydra & Spetses Province - Hydra
***Troezinia Province - Methana
*Boeotia
**Thiva Province - Thiva (Thebes)
**Livadeia Province - Livadeia
*Chalcidice
**Polygyros Province - Polygyros
**Arnaia Province - Arnaia
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**Apokoronas Province - Vamos
**Kydonia Province - Chania
**Kissamos Province - Kissamos
**Selino Province - Kandanos
**Sfakia Province - Hora Sfakion
*Corfu (Kerkyra)
**Corfu Province - Corfu
**Paxi Province - Gaios
*Cyclades
**Kea Province - Kea
**Naxos Province - Naxos
**Tinos Province- Tinos
**Andros Province - Andros
**Syros & Mykonos Province - Hermoupolis
**Paros Province - Paros
**Milos Province - Milos
**Amorgos Province - Amorgos
**Thera Province - Thera
*Dodecanese
**Patmos Province - Patmos
**Kalymnos Province - Kalymnos
**Kos Province - Kos
**Rhodes Province - Rhodes
**Karpathos & Kasos Provice - Karpathos
*Elis
**Ilia Province - Pyrgos
**Olympia Province - Andritsaina
*Euboea
**Chalkida Province - Chalkida
**Istiaeotis Province - Istiaia
**Karystiea Province - Karystos
**Skyros Island had no province; it was considered a municipality without a province
*Evros
**Alexandroupoli Province - Alexandroupoli
**Didymoteicho Province - Didymoteicho
**Soufli Province - Soufli
**Orestiada - Orestiada
**Samothrace Province - Samothrace
*Heraklion
**Temenos Province - Heraklion
**Malevizion Province - Agion Myronas
**Pediada Province - Kasteli
**Kenourgion Province - Moires
**Pyrgiotissa Province - Vori
**Viannos Province - Pefkos
**Monofatsi Province - Pirgos
*Imathia
**Imathia Province - Veria
**Naoussa Province - Naoussa
*Ioannina
**Dodoni Province - Ioannina
**Konitsa Province - Konitsa
**Metsovo Province - Metsovo
**Pogonio Province - Delvinaki
*Kavala
**Philippi Province - Kavala
**Paggeon Province - Eleftheroupoli
**Nestos Province - Chrysoupoli
**Thasos Province - Thasos
*Kefalonia
**Kraneas Province - Argostoli
**Paliki Province - Lixouri
**Ithaca Province - Ithaca
*Kilkis
**Kilkis Province - Kilkis
**Paionia Province - Goumenissa
*Kozani
**Kozani Province - Kozani
**Eordea Province - Ptolemaida
**Voio Province - Siatista
*Laconia
**Gytheio Province - Gytheio
**Epidavros Liminas Province - Molaoi
**Lacedemonia Province - Sparta
**Oitylo Province - Areopoli
*Larissa
**Farsala Province - Farsala
**Agia Province - Agia
**Larissa Province - Larissa
**Tyrnavos Province - Tyrnavos
**Olympos Province - Elassona
*Lasithi
**Ierapetra Province - Ierapetra
**Sitia Province - Sitia
**Mirampellos Province - Agios Nikolaos
*Lesbos
**Lemnos Province - Myrina
**Mithymna Province - Mithymna
**Mytilene Province - Mytilene
**Plomari Province - Plomari
*Magnesia
**Almyros Province - Almyros
**Northern Sporades Province - Skopelos
**Volos & Pelion Province - Volos
*Messinia
**Kalamon Province - Kalamata
**Messene Province - Messene/Messini
**Pylia Province - Pylos
**Trifyllia Province - Kyparissia
* Pella
**Almopia Province - Aridaia
**Edessa Province - Edessa
**Giannitsa Province - Giannitsa
*Phocis
**Doris Province - Lidoriki
**Parnassida Province - Amfissa
*Phthiotis
**Phthiotis Province - Lamia
**Domokos Province - Domokos
**Locris Province - Atalanti
*Preveza
**Nikopolis & Parga Province - Parga
**Preveza (city & municipality) was not part of the province
*Rethymno
**Rethymna Province - Rethymno
**Agios Vasilios Province - Spili
**Amari Province - Amari
**Mylopotamos Province - Perama
*Rodopi
**Komotini Province - Komotini
**Sapes Province - Sapes
*Samos
**Ikaria Province - Agios Kyrikos
**Samos Province - Samos
*Serres
**Serres Province - Serres
**Visaltia Province - Nigrita
**Phyllis Province - Nea Zichni
**Sintiki Province - Sidirokastro
*Thesprotia
**Filiates Province - Filiates
**Thyamis Province - Igoumenitsa
**Margariti Province - Margariti
**Souli Province - Paramythia
*Thessaloniki
**Thessaloniki Province - Thessaloniki
**Lagkadas Province - Lagkadas
*Trikala
**Trikala Province - Trikala
**Kalambaka Province - Kalambaka

There were no provinces in the following prefectures:

*Arta
*Chios
*Corinthia
*Drama
*Evritania
*Florina
*Grevena
*Karditsa
*Kastoria
*Lefkada
*Pieria
*Preveza (formerly)
*Xanthi
*Zakinthos

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