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During the first administrative division of independent Greece in 1833–1836 and again from 1845 until their abolition with the Kallikratis reform in 2010, the prefectures (Greek: νομοί, sing. νομός, romanized: nomoi, sing. nomós) were the country's main administrative unit.
The regions of Greece (Greek: περιφέρειες, romanized: periféreies) are the country's thirteen second-level administrative entities, counting decentralized administrations of Greece as first-level. Regions are divided into regional units, known as prefectures until 2011.
Following the implementation on 1 September 2019 of the Kleisthenis I Programme, the administrative divisions of Greece consist of two main levels: the regions and the municipalities. In addition, a number of decentralized administrations overseeing the regions exist as part of the Ministry of the Interior, but are not part of local government.
The provinces of Greece (Greek: επαρχία, "eparchy") were sub-divisions of some the country's prefectures.From 1887, the provinces were abolished as actual administrative units, but were retained for some state services, especially financial and educational services, as well as for electoral purposes.
3,049 counties (including 41 independent cities) [cf] Local government in the United States varies widely by state; some entities cross county and other boundaries. The US Census in 2012 counted 19,522 municipalities, 16,364 townships , 37,203 special districts, and 12,884 independent school districts which have active governments. [ 45 ]
Pages in category "Prefectures of Greece" The following 61 pages are in this category, out of 61 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
List of municipalities and communities in Greece (1997–2010) List of municipalities of Greece (2011) Prefectures of Greece (first existed in 1833, last abolished in 2010, by 2010 there were 51) / Greek: νομοί, sing. νομός, called departments in ISO 3166-2:GR; Provinces of Greece 147, last abolished in 2006 / Greek: επαρχία ...
They are subdivisions of the country's 13 regions, and are further divided into municipalities. They were introduced as part of the Kallikratis administrative reform on 1 January 2011 and are comparable in area and, on the mainland , coterminous with the "pre-Kallikratis" prefectures of Greece .