Athens Prefecture

Former prefecture in Attica, Greece

Athens Νομαρχία Αθηνών
Former prefecture
Location of Athens in Greece
Location of municipalities within Athens Prefecture
Country	Greece
Periphery	Attica
Established	1972
Disestablished	2010
Capital	Athens
Area
• Total	361 km² (139 sq mi)
• Rank	53rd
Population (2001)
• Total	2,664,776
• Rank	1st
• Density	7,400/km² (19,000/sq mi)
• Rank	1st
Postal codes	1xx xx
Area codes	21x
ISO 3166 code	GR-A1
Vehicle registration	IH/IK
Website	www.nomarxia.gr

The Athens Prefecture (Greek: Νομαρχία Αθηνών, romanized: Nomarkhía Athinón) was one of the prefectures of Greece. It was part of the Attica region and the Athens-Piraeus super-prefecture. The capital of the prefecture was the city of Athens. After Lefkada Prefecture it was the second-smallest in Greece, but was the most populous and most densely populated. It covered the central part of the agglomeration of Athens. Its extremities lied in the municipalities or communities of Chaidari in the west, Ekali in the north, Penteli in the east, and Glyfada in the south. It bordered East Attica Prefecture to the northeast, east, and southeast, West Attica Prefecture to the northwest, and Piraeus Prefecture and the Saronic Gulf to the west.

Regional units

In 2011 the prefecture was abolished and the territory is now covered by:

North Athens (regional unit)
West Athens (regional unit)
Central Athens (regional unit)
South Athens (regional unit)

Municipalities and communities

Municipality	Seat	Population	Area (km²)	Density (/km²)	YPES Code
Agia Varvara (Αγία Βαρβάρα)	Agia Varvara (Αγία Βαρβάρα)	30,562	2.425	12,603	0101
Agia Paraskevi (Αγία Παρασκευή)	Agia Paraskevi (Αγία Παρασκευή)	59,500	7.967	7,498	0102
Agioi Anargyroi (Άγιοι Ανάργυροι)	Agioi Anargyroi (Άγιοι Ανάργυροι)	32,957	3.200	10,299	0104
Agios Dimitrios (Άγιος Δημήτριος)	Brahami (Μπραχάμι)	65,173	4.949	13,169	0103
Aigaleo (Αιγάλεω)	Aigaleo (Αιγάλεω)	74,046	6.450	11,480	0106
Alimos (Άλιμος)	Kalamaki (Καλαμάκι)	38,047	5.909	6,439	0107
Marousi (Μαρούσι)	Marousi (Μαρούσι)	69,470	13.093	5,369	0108
Argyroupoli (Αργυρούπολη)	Argyroupoli (Αργυρούπολη)	33,158	8.228	4,030	0109
Athens (Αθήνα)	Athens (Αθήνα)	745,514	38.964	19,133	0105
Chaidari (Χαϊδάρι)	Chaidari (Χαϊδάρι)	46,276	22.655	2,043	0145
Chalandri (Χαλάνδρι)	Chalandri (Χαλάνδρι)	71,684	9.629	6,634	0146
Cholargos (Χολαργός)	Cholargos (Χολαργός)	32,166	3.950	8,143	0147
Dafni (Δάφνη)	Dafni (Δάφνη)	23,674	1.375	17,155	0114
Ekali (Εκάλη)	Ekali (Εκάλη)	5,190	4.332	1,198	0115
Elliniko (Ελληνικό)	Elliniko (Ελληνικό)	16,740	7.127	2,349	0116
Filothei (Φιλοθέη)	Filothei (Φιλοθέη)	7,310	2.301	3,177	0144
Galatsi (Γαλάτσι)	Galatsi (Γαλάτσι)	58,042	4.026	14,417	0112
Glyfada (Γλυφάδα)	Glyfada (Γλυφάδα)	80,409	25.366	3,170	0113
Ilion (Ίλιον)	Nea Liosia (Νέα Λιόσια)	80,859	9.250	8,554	0120
Ilioupoli (Ηλιούπολη)	Ilioupoli (Ηλιούπολη)	75,904	12.724	5,965	0118
Irakleio (Ηράκλειο)	Neo Irakleio (Νέο Ηράκλειο)	45,926	4.652	9,902	0119
Kaisariani (Καισαριανή)	Kaisariani (Καισαριανή)	26,419	7.841	3,369	0121
Kallithea (Καλλιθέα)	Kallithea (Καλλιθέα)	109,609	4.749	23,080	0122
Kamatero (Καματερό)	Kamatero (Καματερό)	22,234	5.950	3,737	0123
Kifisia (Κηφισιά)	Kifisia (Κηφισιά)	43,929	25.937	1,694	0124
Lykovrysi (Λυκόβρυση)	Lykovrysi (Λυκόβρυση)	8,116	1.950	4,162	0125
Melissia (Μελίσσια)	Melissia (Μελίσσια)	19,526	3.906	4,936	0126
Metamorfosi (Μεταμόρφωση)	Koukouvaounes (Κουκουβάουνες)	26,448	5.502	4,807	0127
Moschato (Μοσχάτο)	Moschato (Μοσχάτο)	23,153	2.325	9,958	0128
Nea Chalkidona (Νέα Χαλκηδόνα)	Nea Chalkidona (Νέα Χαλκηδόνα)	10,112	0.800	12,640	0134
Nea Erythraia (Νέα Ερυθραία)	Nea Erythraia (Νέα Ερυθραία)	15,439	4.831	3,196	0129
Nea Ionia (Νέα Ιωνία)	Nea Ionia (Νέα Ιωνία)	66,017	4.407	14,933	0130
Nea Filadelfeia (Νέα Φιλαδέλφεια)	Nea Filadelfeia (Νέα Φιλαδέλφεια)	24,112	2.850	8,460	0133
Nea Smyrni (Νέα Σμύρνη)	Nea Smyrni (Νέα Σμύρνη)	73,986	3.524	20,995	0132
Nea Penteli (Νέα Πεντέλη)	Nea Penteli (Νέα Πεντέλη)	6,156	3.230	1,906	0131
Neo Psychiko (Νέο Ψυχικό)	Neo Psychiko (Νέο Ψυχικό)	10,848	1.000	10,848	0135
Palaio Faliro (Φάληρο)	Palaio Faliro (Παλαιό Φάληρο)	64,759	4.574	14,158	0136
Papagou (Παπάγου)	Papagou (Παπάγου)	13,207	3.375	3,913	0137
Pefki (Πεύκη)	Pefki (Πέυκη)	19,887	2.176	9,139	0141
Penteli (Πεντέλη)	Penteli (Πεντέλη)	4,829	29.498	167	0138
Peristeri (Περιστέρι)	Peristeri (Περιστέρι)	137,918	10.050	13,723	0139
Petroupoli (Πετρούπολη)	Petroupoli (Πετρούπολη)	48,327	6.800	7,326	0140
Psychiko (Ψυχικό)	Palaio Psychiko (Παλαιό Ψυχικό)	10,901	2.776	3,927	0148
Tavros (Ταύρος)	Tavros (Ταύρος)	14,963	2.125	7,041	0141
Vrilissia (Βριλήσσια)	Analipsi (Ανάληψη)	25,582	3.856	6,634	0110
Vyronas (Βύρωνας)	Vironas (Βύρωνας)	61,102	9.204	6,639	0111
Ymittos (Υμηττός)	Ymittos (Υμηττός)	11,139	0.975	11,425	0143
Zografou (Ζωγράφου)	Zografou (Ζωγράφου)	76,115	8.517	8,937	0117
Total Athens Prefecture	Athens (Αθήνα)	2,664,776	361.300	7,367

Municipalities of Athens Prefecture


1. Athens	2. Kallithea	3. Moschato	4. Tavros	5. Egaleo	6. Agia Varvara	7. Chaidari	8. Peristeri	9. Petroupoli


10. Ilion
11. Kamatero
12. Agioi Anargyroi
13. Nea Chalkidona
14. Nea Filadelfeia
15. Nea Ionia
16. Irakleio
17. Metamorfosi
18. Lykovrysi
19. Pefki
20. Marousi
21. Kifisia
22. Melissia
23. Nea Erythraia
24. Ekali


25. Nea Penteli
26. Penteli
27. Vrilissia
28. Chalandri
29. Agia Paraskevi
30. Cholargos
31. Papagou
32. Neo Psychiko
33. Psychiko
34. Filothei
35. Galatsi
36. Zografou
37. Kaisariani
38. Vironas
39. Ymittos


40. Dafni	41. Nea Smyrni	42. Palaio Faliro	43. Agios Dimitrios	44. Ilioupoli	45. Argyroupoli	46. Alimos	47. Elliniko	48. Glyfada

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Prefectures of Greece

By name	Achaea and Elis Achaea Adrianople^a Aetolia-Acarnania Arcadia Argolis and Corinthia Argolis Argyrokastron^b Arta Attica and Boeotia Attica^c Boeotia Cephalonia Chalkidiki Chania Chios Corfu Corinthia Cyclades Dodecanese Drama^d Elis Euboea Evros^d Evrytania Florina Grevena Heraklion Imathia Ioannina Kallipolis^a Karditsa Kastoria Kavala^d Kilkis Korytsa^b Kozani Lacedaemon Laconia Lakoniki Larissa Lasithi Lefkada Lesbos Magnesia Messenia Pella Phocis and Locris Phocis Phthiotis and Phocis Phthiotis Pieria Piraeus Preveza Rethymno Rhaedestos^a Rhodope^d Samos Saranta Ekklisies^a Serres Sfakia Thesprotia Thessaloniki Trikala Trifylia Xanthi^d Zakynthos

By name

Achaea and Elis
Achaea
Adrianople^a
Aetolia-Acarnania
Arcadia
Argolis and Corinthia
Argolis
Argyrokastron^b
Arta
Attica and Boeotia
Attica^c
Boeotia
Cephalonia
Chalkidiki
Chania
Chios
Corfu
Corinthia
Cyclades
Dodecanese
Drama^d
Elis
Euboea
Evros^d
Evrytania
Florina
Grevena
Heraklion
Imathia
Ioannina
Kallipolis^a
Karditsa
Kastoria
Kavala^d
Kilkis
Korytsa^b
Kozani
Lacedaemon
Laconia
Lakoniki
Larissa
Lasithi
Lefkada
Lesbos
Magnesia
Messenia
Pella
Phocis and Locris
Phocis
Phthiotis and Phocis
Phthiotis
Pieria
Piraeus
Preveza
Rethymno
Rhaedestos^a
Rhodope^d
Samos
Saranta Ekklisies^a
Serres
Sfakia
Thesprotia
Thessaloniki
Trikala
Trifylia
Xanthi^d
Zakynthos

By year established

1800s

1833: Achaea and Elis; Aetolia-Acarnania; Arcadia; Argolis and Corinthia; Attica and Boeotia; Cyclades; Euboea; Laconia; Messenia; Phocis and Locris
1845: Phthiotis and Phocis
1864: Corfu; Kefallinia; Lefkada; Zakynthos
1882: Arta; Larissa; Trikala
1899: Achaea; Argolis; Attica^c; Boeotia; Corinthia; Elis; Evrytania; Karditsa; Lacedaemon; Lakoniki; Magnesia; Phocis; Phthiotis; Trifylia

1900s

1912: Chania; Heraklion; Lasithi; Rethymno; Sfakia
1914: Thessaloniki
1915: Argyrokastron^b; Chalkidiki; Chios; Drama^d; Florina; Ioannina; Kavala^d; Korytsa^b; Kozani; Lesbos; Preveza; Samos; Serres
1920: Adrianople^a; Evros^d; Kallipolis^a; Rhaedestos^a; Rhodope^d; Saranta Ekklisies^a
1930–1944: Pella; Kilkis; Thesprotia; Kastoria; Xanthi^d
1947: Dodecanese; Imathia; Pieria
1964: Grevena; Piraeus

^a In Eastern Thrace or ^b Northern Epirus, outside present-day Greece.
^c From 1971, Attica consisted of four prefecture-level units: Athens, East Attica, Piraeus and West Attica. From 1994, Athens and Piraeus were grouped into a single super-prefecture.
^d From 1994, Drama / Kavala / Xanthi and Evros / Rhodope prefectures were grouped into super-prefectures.