Arta Prefecture

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Arta Prefecture
Νομός Άρτας
Location of Arta Prefecture in Greece
Periphery Epirus
Capital Arta
Population 77,680 (2005)Ranked 42nd
Area 1,662 km² Ranked 40th
Population density 46.7/km²Ranked 32nd
Number of municipalities 13
Number of communities 3
Postal codes 47x xx
Area codes 268x0
Licence plate code ΑΤ
ISO 3166-2 code GR-31
Website www.arta.gr

Arta (Greek: Άρτα) is one of the prefectures of Greece. It is part of the Epirus periphery. Its capital is the city of Arta. It is located north of the Ambracian Gulf. Mountains surround the northeast with only one road linking into the Pineios valley and Thessaly, and low-land agricultural plains to its west. It is bounded by the prefectures of Preveza in the west, Ioannina to the north, Trikala in the east, Karditsa to the east and Aetolia-Acarnania to the south. The eastern boundary is formed by the Acheloos River and the western boundary up to near GR-5/GR-21 jct is the Louros River.

Much of the population lives in the west, in the Arachthos valley, the south and east of Arta, further southeast, the Athamanian mountains and the southeast with a few parts of the north are the least populated.

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[edit] Geography

  • Acheloos River
  • Arachthos River
  • Athamanian Mountains, situated in the northeast and is part of the Pindus ranges.
  • Louros River.

The famous landmark which is over the Arachthos river is Arta's Old Bridge on its west side. The second famous is the ancient buildings. The downtown to its north is surrounded by a state highway.

[edit] History

The area around Arta joined with the rest of Greece in the 1880s and was the only part of Epirus that join the rest of Greece along with Thessaly.

Since 1996 or 1997 the bypass of Arta (GR-5) which will become Ioniki Odos linking Albania and Athens via Patras opened. Construction began in 1995. It runs in much of the prefecture.

[edit] Transport

[edit] Communications

[edit] Television

  • Art TV

[edit] Municipalities and communities

Municipality YPES code Seat (if different) Postal code Area code
Agnanta 0601 470 43 26850-3
Amvrakikos 0603 Aneza 471 00 26810-4
Arachthos 0604 Neochori 470 41 26810-8
Arta 0605 471 00 26810
Athamania 0602 Vourgareli 470 45 26850-2
Filothei 0616 Chalkiades 470 42 26810
Georgios Karaïskakis 0607 Diasello 470 48 26810-67
Irakleia 0608 Ano Kalentini 470 44 26810-68
Kompoti 0611 470 40 26810-65
Peta 0614 472 00 26810-8
Tetrafylia 0615 Astrochori 470 47 26850
Vlacherna 0606 Grammenitsa 471 00 26810-85
Xirovouni 0613 Ammotopos 482 00 26830-81
Community YPES code Seat (if different) Postal code Area code
Kommeno 0610 471 00 26830-69
Melissourgoi 0612 471 00 26830-26
Theodoriana 0609 470 45 26850-22

See also: List of settlements in the Arta prefecture

[edit] Sporting teams

  • Anagennisi Artas

[edit] External links

Epirus:

Arta | Ioannina | Preveza | Thesprotia |

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