Karditsa Prefecture

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Karditsa Prefecture Νομός Καρδίτσας

Periphery	Thessaly
Capital	Karditsa
Population	130,214 (2005)Ranked 28th
Area	2,636 km² Ranked 20th
Population density	49.4/km²Ranked 31st
Number of municipalities	20
Number of communities	1
Postal codes	43x xx
Area codes	244x0
Licence plate code	ΚΑ
ISO 3166-2 code	GR-41

Karditsa is one of the prefectures of Greece. It is within the Thessaly periphery. It is mostly an agricultural prefecture. Capital of this prefecture is the city of Karditsa, a small city of approximately 35,000 people. It is one of the prefectures that has no provinces. Karditsa is known for its beautiful countryside and friendly people. The building of Dimotiki Agora (Δημοτική Αγορά) or Public Market is found in the city and is one of UNESCO's protected cultural monuments.

The city is also an important centre of knowledge, as based there are the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Thessaly, the Faculty of Wood and Furniture Technology and the Faculty of Forestry Technology of the Educational and Technological Institution of Larissa. There is also a police academy.

Karditsa is about 300 kilometers from Athens and can be reached by bus or train from Athens and Thessaloniki. It is located SSE of Trikala, SW of Larissa and NE of Arta.

The western half of the prefecture is dominated by the Pindus mountains, famous for the Agrafa region of Greece.

Karditsa is bounded by the prefectures of Trikala to the north, Larissa to the east, Phthiotis to the southeast, Aetolia-Acarnania and Evrytania to the southwest and Arta to the west. The main rivers are Megdova to the south, one, another to the northwest to the east and the Pineios River to the north.

1 Geography
2 People
3 Transport
4 Notable Figures
5 Municipalities and communities
6 Sporting teams
7 External links

[edit] Geography

The farmlands dominate the central and the eastern part which is part of the Thessalian Plain while the Agrafa mountains dominate the southern and the western part. The Plastiras Dam and Lake Plastiras is to the south which supplies water to the plains and the central part of Greece.

[edit] People

The plains of central and southern Karditsa are inhabited by the Karagounides (Greek: Καραγκούνηδες), while the Agrafa mountains in the west of the prefecture are dominated by a strong Sarakatsani (Greek: Σαρακατσάνοι) element.

[edit] Transport

Greece Interstate 30, NW, Cen., SE
Karditsa - Larissa road, Cen., NE

[edit] Notable Figures

[edit] Municipalities and communities

Municipality	YPES code	Seat (if different)	Postal code	Area code
Acheloos	2404	Vragkiana	430 66	24450-31
Argithea	2402	Anthiro	430 65	24450-31
Arni	2403	Mataragka	433 00	24430-41
Fyllo	2421	Itea	430 62	24440-31
Itamos	2406	Kallithiro	431 00	24410-81
Ithomi	2405	Fanari	430 64	24410-39
Kallifono	2407		431 00	24410-88
Kampos	2408	Stavros	431 00	24410
Karditsa	2409		431 00	24410-2 through 7
Menelaida	2410	Kedros	433 00	24430-51
Mitropoli	2411		431 00	24410-55
Mouzaki	2412		430 60	24450-4
Nevropoli Agrafon	2413	Pezoula	430 60	24410-92
Palamas	2414		432 00	24440-2
Pamisos	2415	Agnantero	430 61	24410-8
Plastiras	2416	Morfovouni	430 67	24410-95
Rentina	2417		430 68	24430-71
Sellana	2418	Proastio	430 70	24410-5
Sofades	2419		433 00	24430-2
Tamasio	2420	Leontari	430 63	24430-31
Community	YPES code	Seat (if different)	Postal code	Area code
Athamanes	2401	Petrilo	430 69	24450-31