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Piraeus Νομός Πειραιά | |
|---|---|
Formerprefecture | |
 Location of Piraeus in Greece | |
 Location of municipalities within Piraeus Prefecture | |
| Country | Greece |
| Periphery | Attica |
| Established | 1972 |
| Disestablished | 2010 |
| Capital | Piraeus |
| Subdivisions | |
| Area | |
• Total | 929 km2 (359 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 47th |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 541,504 |
| • Rank | 3rd |
| • Density | 580/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 2nd |
| Postal codes | 1xx xx, 801 xx |
| Area codes | 21x, 2736 |
| ISO 3166 code | GR-A4 |
| Vehicle registration | ΥΝ |
| Website | nomarhiapeiraia.gr |
Piraeus Prefecture (Greek:Νομός Πειραιά or Νομός Πειραιώς) was one of theprefectures 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) ofAttica prefecture, and from 1994, part of theAthens-Piraeussuper-prefecture (1994–2011). The capital of the prefecture wasPiraeus. As a part of the 2011Kallikratis Programme, the prefecture was abolished, and its territory was divided into two regional units:Islands andPiraeus.[1]
The prefecture covered the south-western part of the agglomeration ofAthens, several islands in theSaronic Gulf (Salamis,Aegina,Agkistri,Poros,Hydra,Dokos,Spetses,Spetsopoula),Methana andTroizina on thePeloponnese peninsula, and the islands ofKythira andAntikythera south of the Peloponnese. An indication of the geographical diversity of the prefecture was the stark difference inpopulation density between its seven mainlandmunicipalities in the Athensurban area, which have 9,244.2 inhabitants/km2, and its detached outlying areas, which average only 85.83 inhabitants/km2 (and most of these on Salamis Island, at 395.40/km2, while the far-outlying parts have only 47.80/km2).[citation needed]
| Municipality | # on map opposite | Greek name | Seat (if different) | YPES code |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aegina | 3 | Αίγινα | 4003 | |
| Agios Ioannis Rentis | 2 | Άγιος Ιωάννης Ρέντη | 4001 | |
| Agkistri | 17 | Αγκίστρι | Megalochóri | 4002 |
| Ampelakia | 4 | Αμπελάκια | 4004 | |
| Antikythera | 18 | Αντικύθηρα | Potamós | 4005 |
| Drapetsona | 5 | Δραπετσώνα | 4006 | |
| Hydra | 16 | Ύδρα | 4018 | |
| Keratsini | 6 | Κερατσίνι | 4007 | |
| Korydallos | 7 | Κορυδαλλός | 4008 | |
| Kythira | 8 | Κύθηρα | 4009 | |
| Methana | 9 | Μέθανα | 4010 | |
| Nikaia | 10 | Νίκαια | 4011 | |
| Perama | 11 | Πέραμα | 4013 | |
| Piraeus | 1 | Πειραιάς | 4012 | |
| Poros | 12 | Πόρος | 4014 | |
| Salamina(Salamis) | 13 | Σαλαμίνα | 4015 | |
| Spetses | 14 | Σπέτσες | 4016 | |
| Troizina | 15 | Τροιζήνα | Galatas, Troizina | 4017 |
Note: Provinces no longer hold any legal status inGreece.