Piraeus Prefecture () was one of the
prefectures of Greece. Created in 1964 as a separate Prefecture (Νομός) and after the dissolution of the prefecture in 1972 was one of the 4 prefectures (Νομαρχίες) of
Attica prefecture, and from 1994, part of the
Athens-Piraeus super-prefecture (1994–2011). The capital of the prefecture was
Piraeus. As a part of the 2011
Kallikratis Programme, the prefecture was abolished, and its territory was divided into two regional units:
Islands and
Piraeus.
History
The prefecture covered the south-western part of the agglomeration of
Athens
Athens ( ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Greece, largest city of Greece. A significant coastal urban area in the Mediterranean, Athens is also the capital of the Attica (region), Attica region and is the southe ...
, several islands in the
Saronic Gulf (
Salamis,
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.
...
,
Agkistri,
Poros,
Hydra,
Dokos,
Spetses,
Spetsopoula),
Methana and
Troizina on 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 the islands of
Kythira and
Antikythera south of the Peloponnese. An indication of the geographical diversity of the prefecture was the stark difference in
population density
Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (disambiguation), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geog ...
between its seven mainland
municipalities
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in the Athens
urban area
An urban area is a human settlement with a high population density and an infrastructure of built environment. Urban areas originate through urbanization, and researchers categorize them as cities, towns, conurbations or suburbs. In urbani ...
, which have 9,244.2 inhabitants/km
2, and its detached outlying areas, which average only 85.83 inhabitants/km
2 (and most of these on Salamis Island, at 395.40/km
2, while the far-outlying parts have only 47.80/km
2).
Municipalities and communities
Provinces
*Province of
Salamis - Salamina
*Province of
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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- Aegina
*Province of
Troizinia - Methana
*Province of
Hydra and
Spetses - Hydra
*Province of
Kythira - Kythira
*Province of
Piraeus - Piraeus
''Note:'' Provinces no longer hold any legal status in
Greece
Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to th ...
.
References
External links
*
Official website
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Prefectures of Greece
Geography of Attica
History of Piraeus
Islands (regional unit)
1972 establishments in Greece
2010 disestablishments in Greece
States and territories established in 1972
States and territories disestablished in 2010