Piraeus Prefecture () was one of the prefectures 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) of Attica prefecture, and from 1994, part of the Athens-Piraeus super-prefecture (1994–2011). The capital of the prefecture was Piraeus. As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis Programme, the prefecture was abolished, and its territory was divided into two regional units: Islands and Piraeus.
History The prefecture covered the south-western part of the agglomeration of Athens, several islands in the Saronic Gulf (Salamis, Aegina, Agkistri, Poros, Hydra, Dokos, Spetses, Spetsopoula), Methana and Troizina on the Peloponnese peninsula, and the islands of Kythira and Antikythera south of the Peloponnese. An indication of the geographical diversity of the prefecture was the stark difference in population density between its seven mainland municipalities in the Athens urban 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).
Municipalities and communities Municipality # on mapopposite 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 13 Σαλαμίνα 4015 Spetses 14 Σπέτσες 4016 Troizina 15 Τροιζήνα Galatas, Troizina 4017
Provinces
Province of Salamis - Salamina Province of Aegina - Aegina Province of Troizinia - Methana Province of Hydra and Spetses - Hydra Province of Kythira - Kythira Province of Piraeus - Piraeus Note: Provinces no longer hold any legal status in Greece.
References
External links Official website