Evros Prefecture
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| Capital: | Alexandroupoli |
| Area: | 1,793 kmē |
| Elevation: | Lowest: Aegean Sea Highest: northwestern part) |
| Inhabitants: | 143,791(1991) |
| Population density: | 33.9/kmē |
| ISO 3166-2: | GR-72 |
| FIPS code: | GR03 |
| Car designation: | EB (southern part) OP (northern part) |
| Code for the municipalities: | -xx |
| Number of municipalities: | - |
| Number of independent communes: | - |
| 2-letter abbreviation/HASC: | ES |
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Evros (Greek: Έβρος) is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece and is the northernmost. It is located in the eastern and the northeastern part of the Greek part of Thrace, and borders Turkey at the Evros river. Evros borders Bulgaria to the north and the northwest. The Rodhopi prefecture is bounded to its west. Evros is the northernmost prefecture in Greece. Its capital town is Alexandroupolis. Evros is one of the largest prefectures of Greece and is the largest in Thrace covering over 45%, almost half of the entire Greek Thrace. One of the two regions that cover over half of the entire region in Greece. The prefecture includes the small island of Samothrace. The second river is the Ardas river. The river area was devastated by floods from February 17 to February 22 2005 and again from March 1 to March 4, 2005. The Rhodope mountains lie to the west.
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Climate
The areas that mainly get Mediterranean climate is at the southern and the central portion. Its climate is mainly continental with cold winters in higher elevations and the northern part.
Transportation
Places
Municipalities
| Municipality | YPES code | Seat | Postal code | Area code ((0)30-) |
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| Alexandroupoli | 1301 | Alexandroupoli | 681 00 | 25510-2 thru 7 |
| Didymoteicho | 1302 | Didymoteicho | 683 00 | 25530-2 |
| Feres | 1313 | Feres | 685 00 | 25550-2 |
| Kyprinos | 1304 | Kyprinos | 680 05 | 25560-2 |
| Metaxades | 1305 | Metaxades | 680 10 | 25530-3 |
| Orestiada | 1306 | Orestiada | 682 00 | 25520-2 |
| Orfea | 1307 | Lavara | 680 04 | 25530-3 |
| Samothraki/Samothrace | 1308 | Samothrace | 680 01 | 25510-4 |
| Soufli | 1309 | Soufli | 684 00 | 25540-2 |
| Traianoupoli | 1310 | Aristino | 681 00 | 25310-4 |
| Trigono | 1311 | Dikaia | 680 07 | 25560-3 |
| Tychero | 1312 | Tychero | 680 03 | 25540-4 |
| Vyssa | 1302 | Nea Vyssa | 680 01 | 25520-7 |
Communities
- See also: Communities of the Evros prefecture