kastoria

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Capital:	Kastoria
Area:	1,685 km
Elevation:	Lowest: Aliakmon Highest: western part
Inhabitants:	52,721(1991) 51,394(2001)
Population density:	31.29/km
ISO 3166-2:	GR-56
FIPS code:	09
Car designation:	KA (Kastoria)
Code for the municipalities:	25xx
Number of municipalities:	12
Number of independent communes:	3
Area/distance code:	11-30-24670 (030-24670)
a href="/encyclopedia/List-of-postal-codes-in-Greece" title="List of postal codes in Greece">Postal code	52x xx
Name of inhabitants:	Kastorianll sing. -s pl.
2-letter abbreviation/HASC:	KS
Website:	www.kastoria.gr (also in Greek)
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colspan="2" align="center" \| Map showing the Kastoria prefecture within Greece

Kastoria (Greek: Καστοριά) is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece. It is located in the western part of Macedonia (West Macedonia). Its capital is a town by the same name. The prefecture of Kastoria is situated in the western end of Macedonia, Greece. It is adjacent on the north with the prefecture of Florina, on the south, east and south-east with the prefectures of Grevena and Kozani, on the south-west with the prefecture of Ioannina and on the west with Albania with the district of Kor. The soil of the region is mountainous and the climate is continental with cold winters and hot summers. The temperature presents great variations between winter and summer, and during winter it is often below zero so the lake waters are frozen. According to the latest census the population of Kastoria comes up to 51,934 inhabitants. The population has been springing up in the late-20th century. The airport of Kastoria which is named Aristotelis is near Kastoria.

Geography

The mountain ranges includes Grammos and Voio to the southwest and Verno to the northeast.

Sites of Interest

Kastoria Byzantine Museum - website
Kastoria Folklore Museum in KastoriaWebsite

Transportation

GR-15, S, Cen., NE
GR-20/E90, S, only passes through Eptachori

Sports Teams

Football/soccer teams

Kastoria FC

Municipalities

Municipality !! YPES code !! Seat !! Postal code !! Area code ((0)30-)
Agia Triada	2501	Maniaki	521 00	24670-81
Agioi Anargyroi	2502	Korissos	520 52	24670-51
Akrites	2503	Akrites	520 58	24670-91
Aliakmonas	2504	Mesopotamia	520 58	24670-91
Ionas Dragoumis	2508	Vogatsiko	520 53	24670-95
Kastoria	2509	Kastoria	521 00	24670-2 thru 3
Kleisoura	2511	Kleisoura	520 54	24670-94
Korestia	2511	Makrochori	520 55	24670-84
Makendes	2513	Mavrochori	520 56	24670-74
Nestorio	2514	Nestorio	520 51	24670-31
Orestida	2515	Argos Orestiko	522 00	24670-2
Vitsi	2506	Vitsi	520 59	24670-72