Phocis Περιφερειακή ενότητα Φωκίδας | |
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 Municipalities of Phocis | |
 Phocis within Greece | |
  Phocis | |
| Coordinates:38°30′N22°15′E / 38.500°N 22.250°E /38.500; 22.250 | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Central Greece |
| Seat | Amfissa |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,120 km2 (820 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 36,199 |
| • Density | 17.1/km2 (44.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 33x xx |
| Area code | 226x0, 26340 |
| Vehicle registration | ΑΜ |
| Website | www |
Phocis (/ˈfoʊsɪs/;Greek:Φωκίδα[foˈciða];Ancient Greek:Φωκίς) is one of theregional units of Greece. It is part of the administrative region ofCentral Greece. It stretches from the western mountainsides ofParnassus on the east to the mountain range ofVardousia on the west, upon theGulf of Corinth. It is named after theancient region of Phocis, but the modern regional unit also includes parts of ancientAetolia,Locris andDoris.
Modern Phocis has an area of 2,120 km2 (820 sq mi), of which 560 km2 (220 sq mi) are forested, 36 km2 (14 sq mi) are plains, and the remainder is mountainous.[2] The massive ridge ofParnassus (2,459 m (8,068 ft), which traverses the heart of the country, divides it into two distinct portions. The neighbouring prefectures areAetolia-Acarnania to the west,Phthiotis to the north andBoeotia to the east. It also shares a tiny border withEvrytania. Much of the south and east are deforested and rocky and mountainous while the valley runs fromItea up toAmfissa. Forests and green spaces are to the west, the central part and the north.
Its reservoir is theMornos Dam on theMornos river. It covers nearly 1 km to 3 km2. It was completed in the 1960s, and GR-48 was extended to pass through the dam.
The roads of Phocis are:
Theprefecture of Phocis was formed in 1947 from the previousPhthiotis and Phocis Prefecture. As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, a new regional unit Phocis was formed from the 1947 prefecture Phocis (Greek:Νομός Φωκίδας) without a change of territory.
In 2011 the regional unit Phocis was subdivided into 2 municipalities according to the table below.[3]
| New municipality | Old municipalities | Seat |
|---|---|---|
| Delphi (Delfoi) Map number 1 | Delphi | Amfissa |
| Amfissa | ||
| Desfina | ||
| Galaxidi | ||
| Gravia | ||
| Itea | ||
| Kallieis | ||
| Parnassos | ||
| Dorida Map number 2 | Efpalio | Lidoriki |
| Lidoriki | ||
| Tolofon | ||
| Vardousia |
The pre-2011 municipalities had been organized into two provinces:
These were abolished. Provinces no longer hold any legal status inGreece.
Modern Phocis was inhabited by severalGreek tribes since antiquity, mainly by Phocians,Locrians andDorians, which were intermingled and formed the present-day Phocian population, with a unique linguistic and cultural heritage, frequently mentioned as Roumeliotes.
With a population of 40,343 (2001), it is one of Greece's least populous regional units, and has apopulation density of 19 persons per square kilometre (49 persons/sq mi).[4] In the summer months, the population nearly doubles due to the influx of tourists.[2]
Most of the villages are in the south, the southeast and the east, especially in the areas between Amfissa and Itea. The north and the west are the least populated.
Here are the most popular sporting teams in the prefecture. All of the teams are under thePhocis Football Clubs Association in which it existed since 1985 after the separation and dissolution of the Phocis-Phtiotis Football Guild Union.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Phocis".Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 21 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
Administrative division of theCentral Greece Region | ||
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| Regional unit ofBoeotia |  | |
| Regional unit ofEuboea | ||
| Regional unit ofEvrytania | ||
| Regional unit ofPhocis | ||
| Regional unit ofPhthiotis | ||
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