KASTORIA PREFECTURE

'Kastoria Prefecture' (Greek: Νομός Καστοριάς) is one of the fifty-one prefectures (''nomoi'', singular: ''nomos'') of Greece. Its capital is Kastoria city, and its population was estimated at 51,934 inhabitants in the most recent census. astoria prefecture is situated in the western end of Greek Macedonia in the far north of the country. It borders the prefectures of Florina, Grevena, Kozani and Ioannina. An international border with the Albanian district of Korçë lies on the western edge of the prefecture.
The region is mountainous with a pronounced continental climate, characterised by cold winters and hot summers.

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Geography

Population

Transport

Municipalities and communities

See also

Geography

The mountain ranges includes Grammos and Voio to the southwest and Verno to the northeast.

Population

The Kastoria region has a large proportion of inhabitants of Pontian Greek origin. Their ancestors migrated there after the Treaty of Lausanne was ratified in 1923. This Pontian Greek population is found throughout the prefecture in the communities of Mesopotamia, Oinoe, Kalohori, Nestorio, Koromelia, Dendrohori, Dispilio and many other villages.

Transport

★ GR-15, S, Cen., NE

★ GR-20/E90, S, only passes through Eptachori

Municipalities and communities

Municipality	YPES code	Seat (if different)	Postal code	Area code
Agia Triada	2501	Maniakoi	521 00	24670-81
Agioi Anargyroi	2502	Korisos	520 52	24670-51
Akrites	2503	Dipotamia	520 58	24670-91
Ion Dragoumis	2508	Vogatsiko	520 53	24670-95
Kastoria	2509		521 00	24670-2 through 3
Kleisoura	2511		520 54	24670-94
Korestia	2512	Makrochori	520 55	24670-84
Makednos	2513	Mavrochori	520 56	24670-74
Mesopotamia	2504		520 58	24670-91
Nestorio	2514		520 51	24670-31
Orestida	2515	Argos Orestiko	522 00	24670-2
Vitsi	2506	Tihio	520 59	24670-72
Community	YPES code	Seat (if different)	Postal code	Area code
Arrenes	2505	Eptachori	500 07	24670-72
Gramos	2507		522 00	24670-42
Kastraki	2510	Ieropigi	520 50	24670-86

See also

★ List of settlements in the Kastoria prefecture