Ionian Islands (Greek: Περιφέρεια Ιονίων Νήσων) constitute one of the thirteen regions of Greece. The modern region of the Ionian Islands does not include the island of Kythera, which historically belonged to it, but now belongs to Attica.
Administration [edit]
The region was established in the 1987 administrative reform, comprising the prefectures of Corfu, Kefalonia and Ithaca, Lefkada and Zakynthos.
With the 2010 Kallikratis plan, its powers and authority were redefined and extended. Along with West Greece and Peloponnese regions, it is supervised by the Decentralized Administration of the Peloponnese, West Greece and the Ionian Islands based at Patras. The region is based at Corfu and is divided into 5 regional units:[1]
The region's governor is, since 1 January 2011, Spyros Spyrou, who was elected in the November 2010 local administration elections for the New Democracy party.
Historical population [edit]
| Year |
Population |
Density |
| 1862 |
228,631 |
87.8/km² |
| 1864 |
229,516 |
|
| 1879 |
244,433 |
106.0/km² |
| 1889 |
238,783 |
|
| 1896 |
282,853 |
|
| 1907 |
254,494 |
|
| 1920 |
224,189 |
97.1/km² |
| 1928 |
213,157 |
92.4/km² |
| 1940 |
219,562 |
95.1/km² |
| 1951 |
228,597 |
99.0/km² |
| 1961 |
207,061 |
89.7/km² |
| 1971 |
184,443 |
|
| 1981 |
182,651 |
79.1/km² |
| 1991 |
193,734 |
83.9/km² |
| 2001 |
212,984 |
92.3/km² |
| 2011 |
207,855 |
90/km² |
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