Provinces of Greece

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The provinces (eparchys according to Encarta Dictionary and Webster's Dictionary)(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 (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

Aetolia-Acarnania

Messolonghi Province - Messolonghi
Nafpaktia Province - Nafpaktos
Trichonis Province - Agrinio
Valtos Province - Amfilochia
Vonitsa & Xiromeros Province - Vonitsa

Arcadia

Argolis

Attica (Traditionally considered a prefecture, but is in fact a hyper-prefecture (υπερνομαρχεία), subdivided further into four prefectures)

Athens (Prefecture)
East Attica

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

Chania

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