PROVINCES OF GREECE

The 'provinces' () '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.

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Organization

List

Organization

Provinces consisted two parts: a collective Provincial Council and eparchos ) (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

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★ Aigialia Province - Aigio

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★ Kalavryta Province - Kalavryta

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★ Patras Province - Patras

★ Aetolia-Acarnania

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★ Messolonghi Province - Messolonghi

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★ Nafpaktia Province - Nafpaktos

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★ Trichonida Province - Agrinio

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★ Valtos Province - Amfilochia

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★ Vonitsa and Xirokampi Province - Vonitsa

★ Arcadia

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★ Gortynia Province - Dimitsana

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★ Kynouria Province - Leonidi

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★ Mantineia Province - Tripoli

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★ Megalopoli Province - Megalopoli

★ Argolis

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★ Argos Province - Argos

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★ Ermioni Province - Kranidi

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★ Nafplio Province - Nafplio

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

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★ Athens Prefecture

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★ Attica Province - Athens

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★ East Attica

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★ West Attica

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★ Megara Province - Megara

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★ Piraeus Prefecture

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★ Aegina Province - Aegina

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★ Kythira Province - Kythira

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★ Salamina Province - Salamis

★ Boeotia

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★ Thiva Province - Thiva (Thebes)

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★ Livadeia Province - Livadeia

★ Chalcidice

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★ Polygyros Province - Polygyros

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★ Arnaia Province - Arnaia

★ Chania

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★ Apokoronas Province - Vamos

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★ Kydonia Province - Chania

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★ Kissamos Province - Kissamos

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★ Selino Province - Kandanos

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★ Sfakia Province - Hora Sfakion

★ Cyclades

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★ Kea Province - Kea

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★ Naxos Province - Naxos

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★ Tinos Province- Tinos

★ Elis

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★ Ilia Province - Pyrgos

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★ Olympia Province - Andritsaina

★ Euboea

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★ Chalkida Province - Chalkida

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★ Istiaia Province - Istiaia

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★ Karystia Province - Karystos

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★ Syros had no province; it is considered a municipality without a province

★ Evros

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★ Alexandroupoli Province - Alexandroupoli

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★ Samothrace or Samothraki was not administered with any province; it is considered a municipality without a province

★ Heraklion

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★ Heraklion Province - Heraklion

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★ Monofatsi - Agion Myronas

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★ Pediada

★ Imathia

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★ Imathia Province - Veria

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★ Naoussa Province - Naoussa

★ Ioannina

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★ Dodoni Province - Ioannina

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★ Konitsa Province - Konitsa

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★ Metsovo Province - Metsovo

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★ Pogonio Province - Delvinaki

★ Kavala

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★ Kavala - Kavala

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★ Thasos was not administered with any province; it is considered a municipality without a province

★ Kefalonia

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★ Krani Province - Argostoli

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★ Paliki Province - Lixouri

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★ Ithaca had no province; it was considered a municipality without a province

★ Kilkis

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★ Kilkis Province-Kilkis

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★ Paionia Province-Goumenissa

★ Kozani

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★ Kozani Province - Kozani

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★ Eordaia Province - Ptolemaida

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★ Voio Province - Siatista

★ Laconia

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★ Gytheio Province - Gytheio

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★ Epidavros Liminas Province - Molaoi

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★ Lacedemonia Province - Sparta

★ Larissa

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★ Farsala Province - Farsala

★ Lasithi:

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★ Ieraptera Province - Ieraptera

★ Lesbos

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★ Lemnos Province - Myrina

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★ Mithymna Province - Mithymna

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★ Mytilene Province - Mytilene

★ Magnesia

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★ Almyros Province - Almyros

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★ Skopelos Province/Northern Sporades - Skopelos

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★ Volos Province - Volos

★ Messinia

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★ Kalamata Province - Kalamata

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★ Messene Province - Messene/Messini

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★ Pylia Province - Pylos

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★ Trifylli Province - Kyparissia

★ Pella

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★ Almopia Province - Aridaia

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★ Edessa Province - Edessa

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★ Giannitsa Province - Giannitsa

★ Phocis

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★ Dorida Province - Lidoriki

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★ Parnassida Province - Amfissa

★ Phthiotis

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★ Phthiotis Province - Lamia

★ Preveza

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★ Nikopoli and Parga

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★ Preveza (city) was not part of any province

★ Rethymno

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★ Rethymno Province - Rethymno

★ Samos

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★ Ikaria Province

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★ Samos Province - Samos

★ Serres

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★ Serres Province - Serres

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★ Visaltia Province - Nigrita

★ Thessaloniki

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★ Thessaloniki Province - Thessaloniki

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★ Lagkadas Province - Lagkadas
(partial list)
There were no provinces in the following prefectures:

★ Arta

★ Chios

★ Corinthia

★ Evritania

★ Florina

★ Grevena

★ Karditsa

★ Kastoria

★ Lefkada

★ Preveza (formerly)

★ Xanthi

★ Zante