Peloponnese (periphery)
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| Peloponnese Periphery Περιφέρεια Πελοποννήσου |
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| Capital | Tripoli |
| Prefectures | Arcadia Argolis Corinthia Laconia Messinia |
| Population | 650,310 (2005) |
| Area | 15,490 km² |
| Population density | 42/km² |
| Website | www.peloponnisos.gr |
Peloponnese (Greek: Πελοπόννησος, Peloponnesos), is a periphery in southern Greece. It borders the periphery of West Greece to the north and that of Attica to the north-east. The province has an area of about 15,490 km². It is part of the wider Peloponnese peninsula.
[edit] Political organization
The Peloponnese Periphery is divided into five prefectures (Greek: νομοί):
Attica • Central Greece • Central Macedonia • Crete • East Macedonia and Thrace • Epirus • Ionian Islands • North Aegean • Peloponnese • South Aegean • Thessaly • West Greece • West Macedonia • Mount Athos (autonomous region)
