Phocis
| Phocis Prefecture Φωκίδα |
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| Country: |  Greece |
| Capital: | Amfissa |
| Periphery: | Central Greece |
| Population: | 49,576 (2005) Ranked 47th |
| Area: | 2,120 km² (819 sq.mi.) Ranked 32nd |
| Density: | 23 /km² (61 /sq.mi.) Ranked 51st |
| Number of municipalities: | 12 |
| Postal codes: | 33x xx |
| Area codes: | 226x0, 26340 |
| Licence plate code: | ΑΜ |
| ISO 3166-2 code: | GR-07 |
| Website: | www.fokida.gr |
Phocis (Greek, Modern: Φωκίδα, IPA: [foˈkiða], Ancient/Katharevousa: Φωκίς, IPA: [foˈkis]) modern prefecture of Greece, located in Central Greece, stretching from the western mountainsides of Parnassus on the east to the mountain range of Vardousia on the west, upon the Gulf of Corinth. It is named after the ancient region of Phocis, but the modern prefecture also includes parts of ancient Locris and Doris.
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Geography
Modern Phocis has an area of 2120 km² (819 mi²), of which 560 km² (216 mi²) are forested, 36 km² (14 mi²) are plains, and the remainder is mountainous.[1] The massive ridge of Parnassus (2,459 m/8,068 ft), which traverses the heart of the country, divides it into two distinct portions.
History
Phocis today
Phocis is today a prefecture and the capital is at Amfissa, formerly called Salona. With a population of 48,284 (2001), it is Greece's 8th-least populous prefecture, and has a population density of less than 23 persons per km² (59/mi²).[2] In the summer months, the population nearly doubles due to the influx of tourists.[1] The neighboring prefectures are Aetolia-Acarnania to the west, Phthiotis to the north and Boeotia to the east.
The communities include in the present-day Phocis are Amfissa, Delphi (near Boeotia), Galaxidi, Itea.
Most of the villages are founded in the south, the southwest and the west, especially in areas from Amfissa to Itea. The north and the east are leastly populated.
Much of the south and east are deforested and rocky and mountainous while the valley runs from Itea up to Amfissa. Forests and greenspaces are to the west, the central part and the north.
Its reservoir is the Mornos Dam on the Mornos river. It covers nearly 1 km to 3 km². It was completed in the 1960s, and GR-48 was extended to pass through the dam.
Transport
- Greece Interstate 3, NE
- Greece Interstate 27, Cen., N
- Greece Interstate 48, SW, Cen., SE
- E65, SW, S, SE
People
Modern Phocis was inhabited by several Greek tribes since antiquity, mainly by Phocians, Locrians and Dorians, which were intermingled and formed the present-day Phocian population, with a unique linguistic and cultural heritage, frequently mentioned as Roumeliotes.
Provinces
- Province of Dorida - Lidoriki
- Province of Parnassida - Amfissa
Note: Provinces no longer hold any legal status in Greece.
Municipalities
Phocis prefecture contains 12 municipalities.[1][3]
| Municipality | YPES code | Seat (if different) | Postal code |
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| Amfissa | 5101 | 331 00 | |
| Delphi | 5105 | 330 54 | |
| Desfina | 5106 | 330 50 | |
| Efpalio | 5107 | 330 56 | |
| Galaxidi | 5103 | 330 52 | |
| Gravia | 5104 | 330 57 | |
| Itea | 5108 | 332 00 | |
| Kallieis | 5109 | Mavrolithari | 330 63 |
| Lidoriki | 5110 | 330 53 | |
| Parnassos | 5111 | Polydrosos | 330 51 |
| Tolofona | 5112 | Erateini | 330 58 |
| Vardousia | 5102 | Krokyleio | 330 61 |
See also: List of settlements in the Phocis prefecture
Persons
- Giannis Skarimpas (September 28, 1893 in Agia Efthymia Parnassidos - January 21, 1984)
Sporting teams
Here are the most popular sporting teams in the prefecture. All of the teams are under the Fokida Football Guild Union in which it existed since 1985 after the separation and dissolution of the Fokida-Fhtiotida Football Guild Union
- Androutsos Gravia - Gravia
- Asteras Iteas - Itea
- Doxa Desfina - Desfina
- Isaia Desfina - Desfina
- Diagoras Polydrosos - Polydrosos
- Dorikos Nea Dorida - Nea Dorida
- Fokikos - Amfissa
- A.O. Malesina - Malesina
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "History". Prefecture of Fokida. 2001-2002. http://www.fokida.gr/en/istoria.html. Retrieved 2007-05-03.
- ↑ "Information about Fokida". ellada.net. http://www.fokida.gr/en/istoria.html. Retrieved 2007-05-03.
- ↑ "Municipalities". Prefecture of Fokida. 2001-2002. http://www.fokida.gr/en/dimoi.html. Retrieved 2007-05-03.
External links
- Fanaticus website: Phokians, 668–450BC
- http://www.grecian.net/GREECE/centralgreece/fokida/fokida.htm
- http://hellas.teipir.gr/prefecturesenglish/Fokidas/Delfoi.htm
- In French:
- http://hellas.teipir.gr/prefectures/greek/Fokidas.htm (in Greek)
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (Eleventh ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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