Ionian Islands (region)
Ionian Islands (Greek: Περιφέρεια Ιονίων Νήσων) is one of the thirteen regions of Greece. It comprises the historical region of the Ionian Islands, except for the island of Kythera which belongs to Attica.
Administration
The region was established in the 1987 administrative reform, comprising the prefectures of Corfu, Kefalonia and Ithaca, Lefkada and Zakynthos.
With the 2010 Kallikratis plan, its powers and authority were redefined and extended. Along with West Greece and Peloponnese regions, it is supervised by the Decentralized Administration of the Peloponnese, West Greece and the Ionian Islands based at Patras. The region is based at Corfu and is divided into 5 regional units:[1]
The region's governor is, since 1 January 2011, Spyros Spyrou, who was elected in the November 2010 local administration elections for the New Democracy party.
Historical population
| Year |
Population |
Density |
| 1862 |
228,631 |
87.8/km² |
| 1879 |
244,433 |
106.0/km² |
| 1920 |
224,189 |
97.1/km² |
| 1928 |
213,157 |
92.4/km² |
| 1940 |
219,562 |
95.1/km² |
| 1951 |
228,597 |
99.0/km² |
| 1961 |
207,061 |
89.7/km² |
| 1981 |
182,651 |
79.1/km² |
| 1991 |
193,734 |
83.9/km² |
| 2001 |
212,984 |
92.3/km² |
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