Piraeus Prefecture

Piraeus Prefecture (Greek: Νομός Πειραιά or Νομός Πειραιώς) was one of the prefectures of Greece. Created in 1964 as a separate Prefecture (Νομός) and after the dissolution of the prefecture in 1972 was one of the 4 prefectures (Νομαρχίες) of Attica prefecture, and from 1994, part of the Athens-Piraeus super-prefecture (1994–2011). The capital of the prefecture was Piraeus. As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the prefecture was abolished, and its territory was divided into two regional units: Islands and Piraeus.

Piraeus
Νομός Πειραιά
Former prefecture
Location of Piraeus in Greece
Location of municipalities within Piraeus Prefecture
CountryGreece
PeripheryAttica
Established1972
Disestablished2010
CapitalPiraeus
Subdivisions
Area
  Total929 km2 (359 sq mi)
  Rank47th
Population
 (2001)
  Total541,504
  Rank3rd
  Density580/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
   Rank2nd
Postal codes
1xx xx, 801 xx
Area codes21x, 2736
ISO 3166 codeGR-A4
Vehicle registrationΥΝ
Websitenomarhiapeiraia.gr
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