Piraeus is one of the
prefectures of Greece.
It is part of the
periphery of Attica
and the
Athens-Piraeus
super-prefecture.
The
capital of the prefecture is the city of Piraeus
.
The
prefecture covers the south-western part of the agglomeration of
Athens
, several islands in the Saronic Gulf
(Salamis
, Aegina
, Agkistri
, Poros
, Hydra
, Dokos
, Spetses
, Spetsopoula), Methana
and Troizina on the Peloponnese
peninsula, and the islands of Kythira
and Antikythera
south of the Peloponnese. An indication of
the geographical diversity of the prefecture is the stark
difference in
population density
between its seven mainland
municipalities in
the Athens
metropolitan area,
which have 9,244.2 inhabitants/km², and its detached outlying
areas, which average only 85.83 inhabitants/km² (and most of these
on Salamis Island, at 395.40/km², while the far-outlying parts have
only 47.80/km²).
Municipalities and communities
Provinces
Note: Provinces no longer hold any
legal status in Greece
.
- See also: List of settlements in
Attica
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