Piraeus Prefecture

The district Prefecture Piraeus (Greek Νομαρχία Πειραιώς Nomarchia Piraeus, Piraeus also Πειραιάς ) was until 2010 one of the four districts Prefecture ( Nomarchies ) the administrative region and prefecture of Attica, the de facto the other self-administered prefectures ( nominal ) equalized.

Piraeus was first formed in 1964 as an autonomous prefecture: From the prefecture Attica, the community Piraeus came up with some surrounding suburbs as well as the islands of Salamis, Aegina and Agistri, from the Prefecture Argolis were Trizinia and the islands of Poros, Hydra and Spetses, by the former prefecture Laconia the islands of Kythira and Piraeus Andikythira slammed. This area in 1972 fell back to the Prefecture of Attica, but was - in addition to Athens, West and East Attica the status of a district ( gr diamerisma ). As of 1995, the prefecture districts Piraeus and Athens was merged to About Prefecture of Athens - Piraeus. With the administrative reform of 2010, the prefectures were abolished; their skills were transferred to the municipalities and the now self-administered region of Attica. The area was in the two regional districts ( Ez gr Periferiaki enotita ) Piraeus ( the mainland territory of Attica ) and islands ( the areas of the Peloponnese and the islands ) divided, but for the Regional Council have apart from the seat allocation no political significance.

Geography

The prefecture district stretched from its capital Piraeus in the north to the area between the Peloponnese and Crete island Andikythira in the south and surpassed the north - south length of 240 km every other Greek prefectures.

Municipalities 1997-2010

The Prefecture of Piraeus district comprised

• The city of Piraeus ( 1)

With their suburbs

• Agios Ioannis Rendis ( 2)
• Drapetsona (5),
• Keratsini (6)
• Korydallos (7)
• Nikea (10)
• Perama (11)

The islands of the Saronic Gulf

• Salamis with the municipalities of Salamina (13) and Ambelakia (4)
• Aegina (3)
• Agistri (17)
• Hydrate (16) and
• Spetses (14 )

Including the municipalities situated in the Peloponnese

• Trizina (15) and
• The Methana peninsula (9)

And the southeast of the Peloponnese islands

• Kythira ( 8) and
• Andikythira (18).

While Piraeus is dominated urban and industrial with its suburbs, the islands of the areas of the Peloponnese are especially interesting for tourists, still more influenced by agriculture.

Population and history

Even in ancient times took Piraeus port of Athens as an important strategic location a. The Battle of Salamis in 480 BC was the decisive turning point of the Persian Wars dar.

In the 20th century industrialization and. Invaded by refugees from Asia Minor still increased rural-urban migration the face of the port city and its surroundings changed

The agricultural and tourist-oriented southern parts of the district are Piraeus Prefecture, despite some further removal by regular boat and ferry services more closely connected than the nearer Peloponnese.

The major structural differences are evident by the difference in population: in Piraeus it amounts to about 16,000 persons per km ², in Andikythira under 2 inhabitants per km ²

Policy

The prefecture district was represented by a 37 -member Präfekturrat. In the 2006 elections, the socialist PASOK reached an absolute majority

Prefect since 2002 Giannis Michas ( Γιάννης Μίχας, * 1954, shipbuilders and painter), PASOK.

The island of Kythira also had a three-member provincial council ( gr Επαρχιακό Συμβούλιο ).