Kastoria (regional unit)

Regional unit in Macedonia, Greece

Kastoria

Περιφερειακή ενότητα
Καστοριάς

Regional unit

Municipalities of Kastoria

Kastoria

Kastoria within Greece

Coordinates: 40°30′N 21°15′E﻿ / ﻿40.500°N 21.250°E﻿ / 40.500; 21.250
Country| Greece
Geographic region| Macedonia
Administrative region| Western Macedonia
Seat| Kastoria
Area

• Total| 1,720 km2 (660 sq mi)
Population

(2021)[1]

• Total| 45,929
• Density| 27/km2 (69/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code|

52x xx

Area code(s)| 24670
Vehicle registration| ΚΑ
Website| www.kastoria.gr

Kastoria (Greek: Περιφερειακή Ενότητα Καστοριάς, Perifereiakí Enótita Kastoriás) is one of the 74 regional units of Greece and is part of the region of Western Macedonia. Its capital is the homonymous city of Kastoria.

## Geography[edit]

Kastoria is situated at the western end of Macedonia in the far north of the country. It borders the regional units of Florina to the north, Kozani to the southeast, Grevena to the south and Ioannina to the southwest. The area of the regional unit roughly corresponds to the ancient Greek region of Orestis of Upper Macedonia. The international border with the Albanian district of Korçë lies on the western edge of the regional unit.

The main mountain ranges are Gramos and Voio in the west (both part of the Pindus range) and Verno in the northeast. The Haliacmon river flows through the area. Lake Orestiada is the largest lake. The regional unit is mountainous with a pronounced continental climate, characterised by cold winters and hot summers.

## Administration[edit]

The regional unit Kastoria is subdivided into 3 municipalities. These are (number as in the map in the infobox):[2]

* Kastoria (1)
* Nestorio (2)
* Argos Orestiko (3)

### Prefecture[edit]

Kastoria was created as a prefecture (Greek: Νομός Καστοριάς) in 1941. As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the regional unit Kastoria was created out of the former prefecture Kastoria. The prefecture had the same territory as the present regional unit. At the same time, the municipalities were reorganised, according to the table below.[2]

New municipality | Old municipalities | Seat

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Kastoria | Kastoria | Kastoria
Agia Triada
Agioi Anargyroi
Vitsi
Kastraki
Kleisoura
Korestia
Makednoi
Mesopotamia
Nestorio | Nestorio | Nestorio
Akrites
Arrenes
Gramos
Argos Orestiko | Argos Orestiko | Argos Orestiko
Ion Dragoumis

## Transport[edit]

* GR-15, S, Cen., NE
* GR-20/E90, S, only passes through Eptachori

## See also[edit]

* List of settlements in the Kastoria regional unit
* Dispilio Tablet

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
2. ^ a b "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.

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Administrative division of the Western Macedonia Region

Area
9,451 km2 (3,649 sq mi)
Population
283,689 (as of 2011)
Municipalities
12 (since 2011)
Capital
Kozani

Regional unit of Florina|

* Amyntaio
* Florina
* Prespes

Regional unit of Grevena|

* Deskati
* Grevena

Regional unit of Kastoria|

* Argos Orestiko
* Kastoria
* Nestorio

Regional unit of Kozani|

* Eordaia
* Kozani
* Servia
* Velventos
* Voio

Regional governor
Giorgos Kassapidis [el] (since 2019)
Decentralized Administration
Epirus and Western Macedonia

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Prefectures of Greece

| By name|

* Achaea and Elis
* Achaea
* Adrianoplea
* Aetolia-Acarnania
* Arcadia
* Argolis and Corinthia
* Argolis
* Argyrokastronb
* Arta
* Attica and Boeotia
* Atticac
* Boeotia
* Cephalonia
* Chalkidiki
* Chania
* Chios
* Corfu
* Corinthia
* Cyclades
* Dodecanese
* Dramad
* Elis
* Euboea
* Evrosd
* Evrytania
* Florina
* Grevena
* Heraklion
* Imathia
* Ioannina
* Kallipolisa
* Karditsa
* Kastoria
* Kavalad
* Kilkis
* Korytsab
* Kozani
* Lacedaemon
* Laconia
* Lakoniki
* Larissa
* Lasithi
* Lefkada
* Lesbos
* Magnesia
* Messenia
* Pella
* Phocis and Locris
* Phocis
* Phthiotis and Phocis
* Phthiotis
* Pieria
* Piraeus
* Preveza
* Rethymno
* Rhaedestosa
* Rhodoped
* Samos
* Saranta Ekklisiesa
* Serres
* Sfakia
* Thesprotia
* Thessaloniki
* Trikala
* Trifylia
* Xanthid
* Zakynthos

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By year established

| 1800s|

1833
Achaea and Elis
Aetolia-Acarnania
Arcadia
Argolis and Corinthia
Attica and Boeotia
Cyclades
Euboea
Laconia
Messenia
Phocis and Locris
1845
Phthiotis and Phocis
1864
Corfu
Kefallinia
Lefkada
Zakynthos
1882
Arta
Larissa
Trikala
1899
Achaea
Argolis
Atticac
Boeotia
Corinthia
Elis
Evrytania
Karditsa
Lacedaemon
Lakoniki
Magnesia
Phocis
Phthiotis
Trifylia

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1900s|

1912
Chania
Heraklion
Lasithi
Rethymno
Sfakia
1914
Thessaloniki
1915
Argyrokastronb
Chalkidiki
Chios
Dramad
Florina
Ioannina
Kavalad
Korytsab
Kozani
Lesbos
Preveza
Samos
Serres
1920
Adrianoplea
Evrosd
Kallipolisa
Rhaedestosa
Rhodoped
Saranta Ekklisiesa
1930–1944
Pella
Kilkis
Thesprotia
Kastoria
Xanthid
1947
Dodecanese
Imathia
Pieria
1964
Grevena
Piraeus

* a In Eastern Thrace or b Northern Epirus, outside present-day Greece.
* c From 1971, Attica consisted of four prefecture-level units: Athens, East Attica, Piraeus and West Attica. From 1994, Athens and Piraeus were grouped into a single super-prefecture.
* d From 1994, Drama / Kavala / Xanthi and Evros / Rhodope prefectures were grouped into super-prefectures.

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