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One is that "Aridea", is a corruption of the old name of the town "Ardea", which comes from the verb "Greek: Αρδεύω, lit. 'Irrigate', which is explained by the multiple rivers, streams, irrigation canals, etc. Another explanation is that the name "Aridea" comes from Philip III Arrideus, half-brother of Alexander the Great. [5]
The third-largest-city is Patras, with a metropolitan area of approximately 250,000 inhabitants. The table below lists the largest cities in Greece , by population size, using the official census results of 1991, [ 1 ] 2001, [ 2 ] 2011 [ 3 ] and 2021.
Map of the Kingdom of Macedon with Almopia located in the central districts of the kingdom. The name Almopia (Ancient Greek: Ἀλμωπία, Almōpia) derives from the Almopes (Ἀλμῶπες), a Paeonian tribe that originally inhabited the area before being expelled from the region during the reign of Alexander I (r. 498–454 BC) when Almopia was incorporated into the ancient Macedonian ...
Regions of Greece Περιφέρειες της Ελλάδας Category: Unitary state: Location: Hellenic Republic: Number: 13 Regions 1 Autonomous Region: Populations: 197,810 (North Aegean) – 3,812,330 : Areas: 2,307 km 2 (891 sq mi) (Ionian Islands) – 18,810 km 2 (7,260 sq mi) (Central Macedonia) Government
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 ...
By law, the State funds first level governments on the basis of a fixed formula: 20% of legal persons’ income tax, 50% of traffic duties and 3% of property transfer duties. For smaller populated communities and municipalities, the State has also allocated additional revenue based on other expenses (e.g. the cost of supplying water ...
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.
Topographic map of Greece. Greece is located in South Eastern Europe, bordering the Ionian Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. It is a peninsular country, with an archipelago of about 3,000 islands. It has a total area of 131,957 km 2 (50,949 sq mi), [6] of which land area is 130,647 km 2 and internal waters (lakes and rivers) account for 1,310 km 2.