Thesprotia
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| Periphery: | Epirus |
| Capital: | Igoumenitsa |
| Area: | 1,515 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 44,202 (1991) |
| Population density: | 29.18/km² |
| ISO 3166-2: | GR-32 |
| Car designation: | HN |
| Code for the municipalities: | 20xx |
| Number of provinces: | 4 |
| Number of municipalities: | 8 |
| Number of independent communes: | 2 |
| Area/distance code: | 11-30-266x0 (030-266x0) |
| Postal code | 46 |
| Name of inhabitants: | Thesprotian sing. -s pl. |
| 2-letter abbreviation/HASC: | TP |
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Thesprotia (Greek: Θεσπρωτία) is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece. It is within the Epirus periphery. The capital is in Igoumenitsa. It is bounded with Albania to the north, the prefecture of Ioannina to the east and Preveza in the south. It is one of the smallest prefectures in population.
The provinces are small and there are four of them.
Much of the prefecture are mountainous while farmlands most of them with gridded roads and ditches are within the valleys in the central, southern and the western part.
A new highway which began construction in 1996 which links all the way to Thessaloniki. The construction was halfway in the 1990s and was fully paved in the 2000s. Via Egnatia was first opened to traffic in 2004 with thousands of people cheering and celebrating the opening as they stand next to the superhighway south of Igoumenitsa. There is a probability of a bridge to Corfu which is currently unplanned and unscheduled. Main roads are GR-19 and GR-6.
Igoumenitsa is the Port of Corfu which serves ferry routes to the islands of Corfu, Antipaxoi, and Paxoi.
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Climate
Its climate is mainly Mediterranean. Cold winters and continental climate dominate the eastern portion and higher elevations.
Codes
Area codes
- 26650 - Igoumenitsa
- 26660 - Paramythia
Postal codes
- 460
- 00 thru 29 - not used
- 30 - Margariti
- 31 - Acherontas abd Samonida-Glykis
- 32 thru 99 - not used
- 461 - Igoumenitsa, Paraoptamos, Perdika and Syvpotes
- 462 - Paramythia
- 463 - Filiates and Sagiada
- 464 thru 469 - not used
Transportation
- Greece Interstate 6, W, Cen., E
- Via Egnatia, W, Cen., E
- Greece Interstate 19, W, SW, S, Cen.
Places
- Igoumenitsa
- Margariti
Municipalities
| Municipality | YPES code | Seat | Postal code | Area code ((0)30-) |
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| Acherontas | 2001 | Gardiki | 460 31 | 26660-41 |
| Filiates | 2010 | Filiates | 463 00 | 26640-22 |
| Igoumenitsa | 2002 | Igoumenitsa | 461 00 | 26650-2 |
| Margariti | 2003 | Margariti | 460 30 | 26650-9 |
| Paramythia | 2004 | Paramythia | 462 00 | 26660-2 |
| Parapotamos | 2005 | Parapotamos | 461 00 | 26650-92 |
| Sagiada | 2007 | Asprokklisi | 463 00 | 26640-51 |
| Syvotes | 2009 | Plataria | 461 00 | 26650-71 |
Communities
| Commune | YPES code | Seat | Postal code | Area code ((0)30-) |
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| Perdika | 2006 | Igoumenitsa (Perdika) | 461 00 | 26650-91 |
| Souli | 2008 | Samonida-Glykis (Souli) | 460 31 | 26660-24 |
External links
- HiT.gr - Thesprotia (http://hit.gr/english/epirus/thesprotia/) - Lots of beautyful photos and historical informations about the prefecture of Thesprotia