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Islands (regional unit)

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Islands
Περιφερειακή ενότητα
Νήσων
Municipalities of Piraeus
Municipalities of Piraeus
Map
CountryGreece
PeripheryAttica
Area
 • Total879 km2 (339 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total75,439
 • Density86/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Islands (Template:Lang-el) is one of the peripheral units of Greece. It is part of the periphery of Attica. The peripheral unit covers the Saronic Islands, a small part of the Peloponnese peninsula, and a few islands off the eastern Peloponnese coast.

Administration

As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the peripheral unit Islands was created out of the former Piraeus Prefecture. It is subdivided into 8 municipalities. These are (number as in the map in the infobox):[1]

See also

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