Thesprotia

Statistics
Periphery: Epirus
Capital: Igoumenitsa
Area: 1,515 km² Ranked 43rd
Inhabitants: 46,811 Ranked 45th
Population density: 30.03/km²
ISO 3166-2: GR-32
Car designation: HN
Code for the municipalities: 20xx
Number of provinces: 4
Number of municipalities: 8
Number of independent communes: 2
Area/distance code: 266x0
Postal code 46
Name of inhabitants: Thesprotian sing.
-s pl.
2-letter abbreviation/HASC: TP

Thesprotia (Greek: Θεσπρωτία) is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece. It is within the Epirus periphery. The capital is in Igoumenitsa. It is bounded with Albania to the north, the prefecture of Ioannina to the east and Preveza in the south. It is one of the smallest prefectures in population.

The provinces are small and there are four of them.

Much of the prefecture are mountainous while farmlands most of them with gridded roads and ditches are within the valleys in the central, southern and the western part.

A new highway which began construction in 1996 which links all the way to Thessaloniki. The construction was halfway in the 1990s and was fully paved in the 2000s. Via Egnatia was first opened to traffic in 2004 with thousands of people cheering and celebrating the opening as they stand next to the superhighway south of Igoumenitsa. There is a probability of a bridge to Corfu which is currently unplanned and unscheduled. Main roads are GR-19 and GR-6.

Igoumenitsa is the Port of Corfu which serves ferry routes to the islands of Corfu and Paxoi (includes Paxos and Antipaxos).

Climate

Its climate is mainly Mediterranean. Cold winters and continental climate dominate the eastern portion and higher elevations.

Codes

Area codes

26650 - Igoumenitsa
26660 - Paramythia

Postal codes

  • 460
    • 00 through 29 - not used
    • 30 - Margariti
    • 31 - Acherontas abd Samonida-Glykis
    • 32 through 99 - not used
  • 461 - Igoumenitsa, Paraoptamos, Perdika and Syvpotes
  • 462 - Paramythia
  • 463 - Filiates and Sagiada
  • 464 through 469 - not used

Transportation

Greece Interstate 6, W, Cen., E

Via Egnatia, W, Cen., E

Greece Interstate 19, W, SW, S, Cen.

Kalodiki Lake,

Places

Igoumenitsa

Margariti

Municipalities and communities

Municipality YPES code Seat Postal code Area code ((0)30-)
Acherontas 2001 Gardiki 460 31 26660-41
Filiates 2010 Filiates 463 00 26640-22
Igoumenitsa 2002 Igoumenitsa 461 00 26650-2
Margariti 2003 Margariti 460 30 26650-9
Paramythia 2004 Paramythia 462 00 26660-2
Parapotamos 2005 Parapotamos 461 00 26650-92
Sagiada 2007 Asprokklisi 463 00 26640-51
Sagiada 2009 Plataria 461 00 26650-71
Community YPES code Seat Postal code Area code ((0)30-)
Perdika 2006 Igoumenitsa (Perdika) 461 00 26650-91
Souli 2008 Samonida-Glykis (Souli) 460 31 26660-24

Epirus:

Arta | Ioannina | Preveza | Thesprotia |

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