Administrative divisions of Greece
Following the implementation on 1 September 2019 of the Kleisthenis I Programme, the administrative divisions of Greece consist of two main levels: the regions and the municipalities. In addition, a number of decentralized administrations overseeing the regions exist as part of the Ministry of the Interior, but are not part of local government. The old prefectures were either abolished and divided or transformed into regional units in 2011 by Kallikratis Plan. The administrative regions are divided into regional units which are further subdivided into municipalities. The Eastern Orthodox monastic community on Mount Athos is an autonomous self-governing entity.
Administrative divisions of Greece
Διοικητική διαίρεση της Ελλάδας (Greek)
13 regions, 332 municipalities, 1 autonomous entity (as of 2021)
Total: 10,432,481
Total: 131,957 km2 (50,949 sq mi)
History[edit]
From 1 January 2011, in accordance with the Kallikratis programme, the administrative system of Greece was drastically overhauled. The former system of 13 regions, 54 prefectures and 1033 municipalities and communities was replaced by 7 decentralized administrations, 13 regions and 325 municipalities. From 2019 there are 332 municipalities (Kleisthenis I Programme).
The first elections to the restructured Greek local government areas were held between 29 May and 2 June 2010.