Template talk:Infobox Pref GR

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[edit] Sample infobox

Thessaloniki Prefecture Νομός Θεσσαλονίκης
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)