Boeotia Prefecture

Infobox Pref GR
name = Boeotia
name_local = Νομός Βοιωτίας


periph = Central Greece
capital = Livadeia
population = 130,768
population_as_of = 2005
pop_rank = 27th
pop_dens = 44.3
popdens_rank = 37th
area = 2,952
area_rank = 16th
postal_code = 32x xx, 190 12
area_code = 26x0
licence = ΒΙ
provinces = 2
municip = 18
commun = 2
ISO = GR-03
website = [http://www.viotia.gr/ www.viotia.gr]

Boeotia (Greek: "Βοιωτία"; -"Voiotía", also "Viotía") is one of the prefectures of Greece. It is within the Central Greece periphery, and its area was known in ancient times. Its capital is Livadeia, the second largest city being Thebes, and the area has access to the island of Euboea via two bridges : one that runs through Chalcis, and another bypassing it with a further road via Athens. Its bounding prefectures are Phocis in the west, Phthiotis to the north and northwest, Euboea in the east via a bay and a gulf, and Attica to the south.

It has two lakes located in the northeast; one, in 2002, revealed a lost village.

Geography

Its geography includes part of the Parnitha ranges in the southwest , with a huge mining area in the southeast and mountains in the south, including Helicon ; more cover the west, including mount Parnassus, where the prefecture's only ski resort is located ; and more again in the north, with a few forests and hills in the east. Its longest river, the Cephissus, lies in the central part, where most of the low-lying areas of Boeotia are to be found. Two lakes lie to the northeast, and have been considered a wetland.

Climate

Its climate ranges from hot summers to mild-to-cool winters, while the northern and eastern part are often more likely to experience cloud during the later part of the day. Stronger winter conditions are very common in areas higher than 1,000 m, and summer here is a little cooler than in the low-lying areas.

History

For history before the prefecture, see the Boeotia article.

Transport

*Greek National Road 1/E75, SE, E, NE
*Greek National Road 3, S, E, Cen., W, NW
*Greek National Road 27, W, SW
*Greek National Road 44, E
*Greek National Road 48, W

Municipalities and communities

See also: List of settlements in the Boeotia prefecture