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Islands (regional unit)

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Country
  
Greece

Capital
  
Salamina

Founded
  
1 January 2011

Region
  
Attica

Area
  
897.6 km²

Population
  
74,651 (2011)

Islands (regional unit)

Islands (Greek: Περιφερειακή ενότητα Νήσων) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Attica. The regional unit covers the Saronic Islands, a small part of the Peloponnese peninsula, and a few islands off the eastern Peloponnese coast.

Administration

As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the regional unit Islands was created out of part of the former Piraeus Prefecture. It is subdivided into 8 municipalities. These are (number as in the map in the infobox):

  • Aegina (Aigina, 3)
  • Agistri (Agkistri, 2)
  • Cythera (Kythira, 6)
  • Hydra (Ydra, 13)
  • Poros (9)
  • Salamis (Salamina, 10)
  • Spetses (11)
  • Troizinia-Methana (12)
  • References

    Islands (regional unit) Wikipedia