Prefectures of Greece

The prefectures, also called nomos (Greek νομός, nomós; pl. νομοί, nomí), were the main administrative division of Greece between 1833 and 1836 and again between 1845 and 2010, when they were abolished by the Callicrates plan and replaced by peripheral units. They are called departments according to ISO 3166-2:GR and the United Nations Geographical Names Expert Group.

Prefectures were the second-level administrative division of local government and were grouped into 13 peripheries or (before 1987) 10 geographic departments, and in turn divided into provinces, municipalities, and communities. They became autonomous entities in 1994, when the first prefectural elections took place. Previously, the prefects were chosen by the Government. In 2010 their number was 51 and, comprising the prefecture of Athens plus a third of the country's population, it was subdivided into four "prefectural divisions" (in Greek νομαρχία, pl. νομαρχίες). In addition, three "super-prefectures" (Greek υπερνομαρχία, pl. υπερνομαρχίες) were created, controlling two or more prefectures.

With the entry into force of the Callicrates plan on January 1, 2011, the prefectures were abolished. Many, especially those of the continent, maintained the same extension when they were converted into peripheral units (in Greek περιφερειακή ενότητα, pl. περιφερειακές ενότητες), and they remained within the same peripheries, to which a good part of the powers were transferred. former prefectures.

Prefectures existing at the time of their abolition

The periphery of Attica consisted of the following prefectures:

1. Athens
2. Eastern
3. The Piraeus
4. Western