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Former prefecture in Ionian Islands, Greece
Cephalonia Prefecture Nomós Kefallenías (Νομός Κεφαλληνίας)
Former prefecture
Location of Cephalonia Prefecture in GreeceLocation of Cephalonia Prefecture in Greece
Location of municipalities within Cephalonia Prefecture PrefectureLocation of municipalities within Cephalonia Prefecture Prefecture
CountryGreece
PeripheryIonian Islands
CapitalArgostoli
Subdivisions List
Area
 • Total904 km (349 sq mi)
 • Rank49th
Population
 • Total42,088
 • Rank50th
 • Density47/km (120/sq mi)
  • Rank33rd
Postal codes28x xx
Area codes267x0
ISO 3166 codeGR-23
Vehicle registrationΚΕ
Websitewww.kefalonia.eu

The Cephalonia Prefecture (Greek: Νομός Κεφαλληνίας) was a prefecture in Greece, containing the Ionian islands of Cephalonia and Ithaca. In 2011 the prefectural self-government was abolished and the territory is now covered by the regional units of Cephalonia and Ithaca.

Provinces

It was previously divided into 3 eparchies (provinces), and one independent municipality, Ithaca:

Municipalities

The prefecture was divided into eight municipalities and one community:

All of the preceding are on the Cephalonia island, except Ithaca, which is on its own island of the same name.

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Prefectures of Greece
By name
By year established
1800s
1833
Achaea and Elis
Aetolia-Acarnania
Arcadia
Argolis and Corinthia
Attica and Boeotia
Cyclades
Euboea
Laconia
Messenia
Phocis and Locris
1845
Phthiotis and Phocis
1864
Corfu
Kefallinia
Lefkada
Zakynthos
1882
Arta
Larissa
Trikala
1899
Achaea
Argolis
Attica
Boeotia
Corinthia
Elis
Evrytania
Karditsa
Lacedaemon
Lakoniki
Magnesia
Phocis
Phthiotis
Trifylia
1900s
1912
Chania
Heraklion
Lasithi
Rethymno
Sfakia
1914
Thessaloniki
1915
Argyrokastron
Chalkidiki
Chios
Drama
Florina
Ioannina
Kavala
Korytsa
Kozani
Lesbos
Preveza
Samos
Serres
1920
Adrianople
Evros
Kallipolis
Rhaedestos
Rhodope
Saranta Ekklisies
1930–1944
Pella
Kilkis
Thesprotia
Kastoria
Xanthi
1947
Dodecanese
Imathia
Pieria
1964
Grevena
Piraeus

38°15′N 20°30′E / 38.25°N 20.5°E / 38.25; 20.5

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