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[edit] Sample infobox

Thessaloniki Prefecture
Νομός Θεσσαλονίκης
Location of Thessaloniki Prefecture in Greece
Periphery Central Macedonia
Capital Thessaloniki
Population 1,099,598 (2005)Ranked 2nd
Area 3,683 km² Ranked 10th
Population density 298.6/km²Ranked 2nd
Number of provinces 2
Number of municipalities 43
Number of communities 2
Postal codes 54x xx - 57x xx
Area codes 2310, 232x0
Licence plate code Ν
ISO 3166-2 code GR-54
Website www.nath.gr

The wikicode below will create the Infobox at the right:


{{Infobox Pref GR|
name = Thessaloniki |
name_local = Νομός Θεσσαλονίκης |
image_map =  GreeceThessalonika.png|
periph = [[Central Macedonia]] |
capital = [[Thessaloniki]]|
population = 1,099,598 |
population_as_of = 2005|
pop_rank = 2nd|
pop_dens = 298.6|
popdens_rank = 2nd|
area = 3,683 |
area_rank = 10th|
postal_code = 54x xx - 57x xx|
area_code = 2310, 232x0|
licence = Ν|
provinces = 2|
municip = 43|
commun = 2|
ISO = GR-54|
website = [http://www.nath.gr/ www.nath.gr]|
}}

[edit] Purpose and use of the template

This template is under construction. It is meant to replace the various infoboxes that are/were in use for prefectures of Greece.

[edit] The used fields

  • name: the name, as commonly used in English, without "Prefecture"
  • name_local: the Greek name ("Νομός X", in which X has the genitive form)
  • image_map: image file name of the location map
  • periph: name of the periphery the prefecture is part of
  • capital: seat of administration of the prefecture
  • population: census data
  • population_as_of: year of census
  • pop_rank: see List of the prefectures of Greece by area
  • pop_dens: population divided by area
  • popdens_rank: see List of the prefectures of Greece by population density
  • area: in km²
  • area_rank: see List of the prefectures of Greece by area
  • postal_code: range of postal codes
  • area_code: range of telephone area codes
  • licence: car licence code, upper case Greek alphabet!
  • provinces: number of provinces, leave blank if 0
  • municip: number of municipalities (dimoi)
  • commun: number of communities (koinotites), leave blank if 0
  • ISO: ISO 3166-2 code
  • website: link, see example

[edit] Information deliberately left out of this template

  • Address of the administration
  • E-mail addresses of the administration, tourist information etc.
  • lowest and highest elevation
  • coordinates
  • flags, coats of arms
  • names of the inhabitants (e.g. Thessalonicans)
  • FIPS code
  • 2-letter abbreviation/HASC
  • YPES codes for the municipalities

[edit] Discussion

Please leave your remarks about this template below. Markussep 19:03, 23 November 2005 (UTC)

Hrm, two points. Why is the flag icon left out? It seems helpful to visually correlate a prefecture with the country it belongs to immediately. And, why is the word "capital" not interlinked as are all others?Apapadop 20:53, 8 March 2007 (UTC)