The Islands Regional Unit (, ''Periphereiaki enotita Nison'') is one of the
regional units of Greece
The 74 regional units of Greece (, ; singular , ) are the country's third-level administrative units (counting decentralized administrations as first-level). They are subdivisions of the country's 13 regions, and are further divided into munici ...
. It is part of the
region
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of
Attica
Attica (, ''Attikḗ'' (Ancient Greek) or , or ), or the Attic Peninsula, is a historical region that encompasses the entire Athens metropolitan area, which consists of the city of Athens, the capital city, capital of Greece and the core cit ...
. The regional unit covers the
Saronic Islands
The Saronic Islands or Argo-Saronic Islands is an archipelago in Greece, named after the Saronic Gulf in which they are located, just off the Greek mainland. The main inhabited islands of this group are Salamis, Aegina, Agistri, and Poros. Th ...
, a small part of the
Peloponnese
The Peloponnese ( ), Peloponnesus ( ; , ) or Morea (; ) is a peninsula and geographic region in Southern Greece, and the southernmost region of the Balkans. It is connected to the central part of the country by the Isthmus of Corinth land bridg ...
peninsula, and a few islands off the eastern Peloponnese coast.
Administrative history
The municipalities and provinces of
Aigina,
Agistri,
Poros and
Salamis was part of the
Attica Prefecture and was created in 1833 as part of
Attica and Boeotia Prefecture.
Cythera,
Hydra,
Spetses and
Troizinia-Methana was originally part of
Argolis and Korinthos prefecture until 1929, then part of Prefecture of Attica. In 1964 the newly formed
Piraeus Prefecture (Νομός) was created incorporated the Islands which until then was part of Attica Prefecture, after the abolishment of Piraeus Prefecture in 1972 went back again to Attica Prefecture as part of newly formed Piraeus Prefecture (Νομαρχία). As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform the regional unit of Islands was created as part of the
Region of Attica.
Administration
The regional unit of Islands was created as a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform. It is subdivided into 8 municipalities. These are:
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Aegina
Aegina (; ; ) is one of the Saronic Islands of Greece in the Saronic Gulf, from Athens. Tradition derives the name from Aegina (mythology), Aegina, the mother of the mythological hero Aeacus, who was born on the island and became its king.
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Agistri
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Cythera
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Hydra
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Poros
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Salamis
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Spetses
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Troizinia-Methana
See also
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List of settlements in Attica
This is a list of settlements in the region of Attica, Greece.
Mainland Attica
* Acharnes
* Afidnes
* Agia Paraskevi
* Agia Varvara
* Agioi Anargyroi
* Agios Dimitrios
* Agios Ioannis Rentis
* Agios Konstantinos
* Agios Stefanos
* Aig ...
References
External links
Network of Cooperation of Municipalities of the Islands Regional Unit of Attica
Regional units of Attica
2011 establishments in Greece
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