Kozani Prefecture

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Kozani Prefecture
Νομός Κοζάνης
Location of Kozani Prefecture in Greece
Periphery West Macedonia
Capital Kozani
Population 156,807 (2005)Ranked 18th
Area 3,516 km² Ranked 11th
Population density 44.6/km²Ranked 35th
Number of provinces 3
Number of municipalities 16
Number of communities 3
Postal codes 50x xx
Area codes 246x0
Licence plate code ΚΖ
ISO 3166-2 code GR-58
Website www.kozani.gr

Kozani (Greek: Κοζάνη) is a prefecture in Greece. It is in the western part of Greek Macedonia. Its capital is the city of Kozani.

Kozani has been a prosperous area in the course of its history. Its merchants are once known to have dominated the commerce of the Balkan peninsula, expanding their trade activities to the north and along the Danube.

Kozani nowadays is still among the most prosperous areas of the Greek province, but for a different reason, its rich mining industry. Kozani produces lignite, which is the main source of the electric power produced in Greece, nitrous salts which are processed into fertilizers, and chromium. There was also an asbestos mine that remained operational until the mid-1990s, which has now ceased its operation.

In the prefecture of Kozani there is also the artificial lake and hydroelectric dam of Polyfytos, which further contributes to the electricity production of Greece.

The region's vast industrial advancement in a short period of time has raised environmentalist concerns.

Kozani has three provinces.

It is bounded by the prefectures of Kastoria to the west and northwest, Florina to the north, Pella to the northeast, Imathia and Pieria to the east, Larissa (part of Thessaly) to the southeast, and Grevena to the south.

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the building of Kozani's prefecture in the city of Kozani
the building of Kozani's prefecture in the city of Kozani


[edit] Municipalities and communities

Municipality YPES code Seat (if different) Postal code Area code
Agia Paraskevi 2901 Agios Christoforos 502 00 24630-51
Aiani 2902 500 04 24610-98
Askio 2903 Kaloneri 500 03 24650-71
Dimitrios Ypsilantis 2907 Mavrodendri 502 00 24610-96
Elimeia 2908 Krokos 500 10 24610-63
Ellispontos 2909 Koilada 501 00 24610-90
Kamvounia 2910 Tranovalto 505 00 24640-5
Kozani 2911 501 00 24610-2 through 7
Mouriki 2913 Emporio 500 05 24630-6
Neapoli 2914 500 01 24680-2
Ptolemaida 2916 502 00 24630-27
Servia 2917 505 00 24640-2
Siatista 2918 503 00 24650-2
Tsotyli 2919 500 02 24680-31
Velventos 2904 504 00 24640-31
Vermio 2905 Komnina 500 06 24630-31
Community YPES code Seat (if different) Postal code Area code
Vlasti 2906 500 09 24630-93
Livadero 2912 505 00 24640-41
Pentalofos 2915 500 07 24680-41

See also: List of settlements in the Kozani prefecture


Municipalities and communities of the Kozani Prefecture
Agia ParaskeviAianiAskioDimitrios YpsilantisElimeiaEllispontosKamvouniaKozaniMourikiNeapoliPtolemaidaServiaSiatistaTsotyliVelventosVermio
VlastiLivaderoPentalofos