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The municipalities of Greece (Greek: δήμοι, romanized: dímoi) are the lowest level of government within the organizational structure of the state. As of 2021, there are 332 municipalities, further divided into 1036 municipal units and 6136 communities. [1] Thirteen administrative regions form the
The first level of administrative division is composed of the new decentralized administrations (αποκεντρωμένες διοικήσεις, apokentroménes dioikíseis), comprising two or three regions (except for Attica and Crete), run by a government-appointed general secretary, assisted by an advisory council drawn from the regional governors and the representatives of the ...
As part of a decentralization process inspired by Interior Minister Alekos Papadopoulos, they were accorded more powers in the 1997 Kapodistrias reform of local and regional government. They were transformed into fully separate entities by the 2010 Kallikratis Plan (Law 3852/2010), which entered into effect on 1 January 2011.
The imperial government retained control of only the islands and coastal areas, particularly the populated walled cities such as Athens, Corinth and Thessalonica. [ 61 ] [ 62 ] [ 63 ] However, the view that Greece underwent decline, fragmentation and depopulation is considered outdated, as cities show institutional continuity and prosperity ...
The maps use the Hellenic Geodetic Reference System 1987 (HGRS87 or ΕΓΣΑ'87) which specifies a Transverse Mercatorial Projection mapping Greece in one zone. 1:25.000 scale - 26 maps available for regions near Athens; 1:50.000 scale - approximately 385 maps; 1:100.000 scale - around 130 maps available; 1:250.000 scale - 32 maps available
www.government.gov.gr The Government of Greece ( Greek : Κυβέρνηση της Ελλάδας ), officially the Government of the Hellenic Republic ( Κυβέρνηση της Ελληνικής Δημοκρατίας ) is the collective body of the greek state responsible to define and direct the general policy of the country. [ 1 ]
Its main mission is the development of the Human Resources of the Public Administration and Local Government, the creation a body of specialized officials of the Public Administration with comprehensive professional training about the staffing of central administration, state regional administration and local government, the improvement of the functioning of the public services and of the ...
As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the regional unit Arta was created out of the former prefecture Arta. The prefecture had the same territory as the present regional unit. At the same time, the municipalities were reorganised, according to the table below.