The Islands Regional Unit ( el, Περιφερειακή ενότητα Νήσων, ''Periphereiaki enotita Nison'') is one of the
regional units of Greece
The 74 regional units of Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Afr ...
. It is part of the
region
In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...
of
Attica
Attica ( el, Αττική, Ancient Greek ''Attikḗ'' or , or ), or the Attic Peninsula, is a historical region that encompasses the city of Athens, the capital of Greece and its countryside. It is a peninsula projecting into the Aegean Se ...
. The regional unit covers the
Saronic Islands, a small part of the
Peloponnese
The Peloponnese (), Peloponnesus (; el, Πελοπόννησος, Pelopónnēsos,(), or Morea is a peninsula and geographic region in southern Greece. It is connected to the central part of the country by the Isthmus of Corinth land bridge whi ...
peninsula, and a few islands off the eastern Peloponnese coast.
Administrative history
The municipalities and provinces of
Aigina,
Agistri,
Poros and
Salamis was part of the
Attica Prefecture
Attica Prefecture ( el, Νομὸς Ἀττικῆς) was a prefecture of Greece, first established in 1833 and disestablished for the last time in 1987. The prefecture was coextensive with the present-day Attica region.
History
Attica Prefectu ...
and was created in 1833 as part of
Attica and Boeotia Prefecture
Attica and Boeotia Prefecture ( el, Νομὸς Ἀττικοβοιωτίας) was a prefecture of Greece.
History
Attica and Boeotia Prefecture was first established in 1833, abolished in 1836 and split up into Attica and Boeotia
Boeotia ( ) ...
.
Cythera,
Hydra
Hydra generally refers to:
* Lernaean Hydra, a many-headed serpent in Greek mythology
* ''Hydra'' (genus), a genus of simple freshwater animals belonging to the phylum Cnidaria
Hydra or The Hydra may also refer to:
Astronomy
* Hydra (constel ...
,
Spetses and
Troizinia-Methana was originally part of
Argolis and Korinthos prefecture until 1929, then part of Prefecture of Attica. In 1964 the newly formed
Piraeus Prefecture (Νομός) was created incorporated the Islands which until then was part of Attica Prefecture, after the abolishment of Piraeus Prefecture in 1972 went back again to Attica Prefecture as part of newly formed Piraeus Prefecture (Νομαρχία). As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform the regional unit of Islands was created as part of the
Region of Attica.
Administration
The regional unit of Islands was created as a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform. It is subdivided into 8 municipalities. These are:
*
Aegina
Aegina (; el, Αίγινα, ''Aígina'' ; grc, Αἴγῑνα) is one of the Saronic Islands of Greece in the Saronic Gulf, from Athens. Tradition derives the name from Aegina, the mother of the hero Aeacus, who was born on the island a ...
*
Agistri
*
Cythera
*
Hydra
Hydra generally refers to:
* Lernaean Hydra, a many-headed serpent in Greek mythology
* ''Hydra'' (genus), a genus of simple freshwater animals belonging to the phylum Cnidaria
Hydra or The Hydra may also refer to:
Astronomy
* Hydra (constel ...
*
Poros
*
Salamis
*
Spetses
*
Troizinia-Methana
See also
*
List of settlements in Attica
References
Regional units of Attica
2011 establishments in Greece
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