Thesprotia

align="center" colspan="2" | Statistics
Periphery: Epirus
Capital: Igoumenitsa
Area: 1,515 km²
Ranked 3rd
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)
a href="/encyclopedia/List-of-postal-codes-in-Greece" title="List of postal codes in Greece">Postal code 46
Name of inhabitants: Thesprotian sing.
-s pl.
2-letter abbreviation/HASC: TP
colspan="2" bgcolor="#DEFFAD" | Map
colspan="2" align="center" | Map showing Thesprotia within Greece
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 and is scheduled to open in mid or late 2004 and 2005. 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.

Transportation

Places

Municipalities

Municipality !! YPES code !! Seat !! Postal code !! Area code ((0)30-)
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-)
Perdika 2006 Igoumenitsa (Perdika) 461 00 26650-91
Souli 2008 Samonida-Glykis (Souli) 460 31 26660-24

External links

  • HiT.gr - Thesprotia - Lots of beautyful photos and historical informations about the prefecture of Thesprotia
Epirus: Arta | Ioannina | Preveza | Thesprotia |

 

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