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Greece consists of 13 administrative regions known as Peripheries Of Greece , which are further subdivided into 3 Super-prefectures and 54 prefectures or nomes ('' Nomoi '', singular - '' Nomos '', Greek : νομοί, νομός ). According to the Constitution Of Greece the prefectures are mainly a second-degree organization of local self-government. They are not however hierarchically superior to the Communities And Municipalities Of Greece . After the legislative reform of 1994 most of the administrative duties of the prefectures were transferred to the peripheries. Nevertheless, they still keep certain administrative duties attributed to them by the central government (sanitary committees, urban-planning services etc.) and they are thus also legally regarded as administrative units of the central government. The first prefectural elections took place in 1994 . The prefects were previously appointed by the government. ORGANIZATION The current "Prefectural Self-Governments" were formed in 1994 Law 2218/1994 and replaced the previous prefectures, whose councils and prefects were appointed by the government. Prefectures are governed by a Prefectural Council (νομαρχιακό συμβούλιο) made up of 21 to 37 members,Articles 13 and 14 of the "Code of Prefectural Self-Government" (Presidential Decree 30/1996) led by the Prefect (νομάρχης) and presided by a Council President (πρόεδρος). Other organs of the prefectures are:
Super-prefectures have their own organs (Council, Committee and Super-prefect). Prefectural councillors are elected via public election every four years. Three-fifths of all seats go to the combination winning a majority and two-fifths of the seats go to remaining parties based on a proportional system. Prefect becomes the president of the victorious electoral combination. Electoral is a combination which attains more than 42% in the first round of the prefectural elections. If no combination passes this threshold, a second round takes place between the two combinations that took the most votes in the first roundAccording to the legislative reform of 2006 (Law 3463/2006). See also the circular 12 of the Ministry of Interior Affairs about the upcoming local elections. DUTIES The State ultimately oversees the actions of local governments, including the prefectures, but the Constitution Of Greece Article 102 of the Constitution and the Code of Prefectural Self-GovernmentArticles 1 and 8 of the Code of Prefectural Self-Government still provide communities and municipalities with legal control over the administration of their designated areas. The Code of Prefectural Self-Government does not include a non-restrictive list of prefectural duties, but a general rule, according to which the newly formed Prefectural Self-Governments have all the duties of the previous prefectures, which are related to their local affairs.About the meaning of local affairs see the Decision 888/1997 of the Council Of State . Nonetheless, the affairs of "(central) state administration" belonging to the prefects before 1994 are now exerted by the Presidents of the Peripheries (περιφερειάρχης).Articles 3 and 8 of the Code of Prefectural Self-Government The current Prefectural Self-Governments hve kept the "local affairs of prefectureal level" not belonging to the "(central) state administration".See the Decision 3441/1998 of the Council of State. With certain laws specific affairs of certain ministries were transferred to the Prefectural Self-Governments (sanitary committees, urban-planning services etc.).See the Law 2647/1998 for instance. LIST OF PREFECTURES
The periphery of Attica (labelled 1 in the map above) consist of the following prefectures: # Athens # East Attica # Piraeus # West Attica LIST OF LANDLOCKED PREFECTURES
(Of the above, Florina and Kastoria are doubly landlocked.) LIST OF PREFECTURES CONSISTING SOLELY OF ISLANDS OR PARTS OF ISLANDS
LIST OF PRIMARILY MAINLAND PREFECTURES THAT ALSO INCLUDE ISLANDS
LIST OF EXCLAVES
LIST OF PREFECTURES BORDERING FOREIGN COUNTRIES (traversing the border of Greece in an east-to-west direction)
LIST OF PREFECTURES WHOSE TERRITORIAL SEA ABUTS THAT OF A FOREIGN COUNTRY
LIST OF GEOGRAPHICALLY EXTREMAL PREFECTURES
LIST OF PREFECTURES THAT SHARE A NAME WITH THEIR CAPITAL
LIST OF PREFECTURES WHOSE CAPITAL IS NOT THEIR LARGEST CITY
LIST OF PREFECTURES WITH THE LESS POPULOUS CAPITALS
LIST OF PREFECTURES WITH THE MOST POPULOUS CAPITALS
LIST OF LARGEST CITIES THAT ARE NOT PREFECTURE CAPITALS
LIST OF PREFECTURES THAT BORDER A SINGLE OTHER PREFECTURE
LIST OF PREFECTURES THAT BORDER THE MOST (SEVEN, 7) OTHER PREFECTURES (prefectures bordered ordered in an anti-clockwise manner)
LIST OF PREFECTURES THAT ARE PART OF THE GREEK STATE SINCE INDEPENDENCE
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