Kastoria (regional unit)

Kastoria Περιφερειακή Ενότητα Καστοριάς
Regional unit
Municipalities of Kastoria
Kastoria within Greece
Coordinates: 40°30′N 21°15′E / 40.500°N 21.250°E / 40.500; 21.250
Country	Greece
Region	Western Macedonia
Geographic region	Macedonia
Capital	Kastoria
Area
• Total	1,720 km2 (660 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	46,048
• Density	27/km2 (69/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal codes	52x xx
Area codes	24670
ISO 3166 code	GR-56
Car plates	ΚΑ
Website	www.kastoria.gr

Kastoria (Greek: Περιφερειακή Ενότητα Καστοριάς, Perifereiakí Enótita Kastoriás) is one of the 74 regional units of Greece and is part of the region of Western Macedonia. Its capital is the homonymous city of Kastoria.

Geography

Kastoria is situated at the western end of Macedonia in the far north of the country. It borders the regional units of Florina to the north, Kozani to the southeast, Grevena to the south and Ioannina to the southwest. The area of the regional unit roughly corresponds to the ancient Greek region of Orestis of Upper Macedonia. The international border with the Albanian district of Korçë lies on the western edge of the regional unit.

The main mountain ranges are Gramos and Voio in the west (both part of the Pindus range) and Verno in the northeast. The Haliacmon river flows through the area. Lake Orestiada is the largest lake. The regional unit is mountainous with a pronounced continental climate, characterised by cold winters and hot summers.

Administration

The regional unit Kastoria is subdivided into 3 municipalities. These are (number as in the map in the infobox):^[1]

• Kastoria (1)
• Nestorio (2)
• Argos Orestiko (3)

Prefecture

Kastoria was created as a prefecture (Greek: Νομός Καστοριάς) in 1941. As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the regional unit Kastoria was created out of the former prefecture Kastoria. The prefecture had the same territory as the present regional unit. At the same time, the municipalities were reorganised, according to the table below.^[1]

Transport

• GR-15, S, Cen., NE
• GR-20/E90, S, only passes through Eptachori

See also

• List of settlements in the Kastoria regional unit
• Dispilio Tablet

References

This page was last edited on 29 February 2024, at 16:24