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Regions of Greece
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The traditional geographic divisions of Greece were also the official administrative subdivisions
(or regions) of Greece until the 1987 administrative reform ). Despite their replacement as first-level administrative units by the newly defined regions
, the nine traditional geographic divisions - six on the mainland and three island groups - are still widely referred to in non-official contexts and in daily discourse.
The current (as of 2011) official administrative divisions of Greece are 13 regions - nine on the mainland and four island groups - which are further subdivided into 325 municipalities. Formerly, there were also 54 prefectures
or prefectural-level administrations.
Subdivisions of Greece
-Administrative divisions:* Mount Athos* Peripheries of Greece / 13, pεριφέρειες / NUTS 2* Peripheral units of Greece / 74 / Περιφερειακή ενότητα / NUTS 3...
(or regions) of Greece until the 1987 administrative reform ). Despite their replacement as first-level administrative units by the newly defined regions
Peripheries of Greece
The current official regional administrative divisions of Greece were instituted in 1987. Although best translated into English as "regions", the transcription peripheries is sometimes used, perhaps to distinguish them from the traditional regions which they replaced. The English word 'periphery'...
, the nine traditional geographic divisions - six on the mainland and three island groups - are still widely referred to in non-official contexts and in daily discourse.
The current (as of 2011) official administrative divisions of Greece are 13 regions - nine on the mainland and four island groups - which are further subdivided into 325 municipalities. Formerly, there were also 54 prefectures
Prefectures of Greece
During the first administrative division of independent Greece in 1833–1836 and then again from 1845 until their abolition with the Kallikratis reform in 2010, the prefectures were the country's main administrative unit...
or prefectural-level administrations.
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