| Florina Prefecture Νομός Φλώρινας |
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| Country: |  Greece |
| Capital: | Florina |
| Periphery: | West Macedonia  |
| Population: | 55,210 (2005)Ranked 44th |
| Area: | 1,924 km² (743 sq.mi.) Ranked 34th |
| Density: | 29 /km² (74 /sq.mi.) |
| Number of municipalities: | 8 |
| Number of communities: | 4 |
| Postal codes: | 53x xx |
| Area codes: | 238x0, 246x0 |
| Licence plate code: | ΡΑ |
| ISO 3166-2 code: | GR-63 |
| Website: | www.florina.gr |
Flórina Prefecture (Greek: Νομός Φλώρινας) is one of the prefectures of Greece. It is located in northwestern Macedonia, in the Periphery of West Macedonia. Its capital is the city of Flórina. A diverse range of dialects are spoken in the prefecture alongside the official standard and local Macedonian varieties of Greek.[1] Many people speak the local Macedonian Slavic dialects and especially the Lower Prespa dialect and the Prilep-Bitola dialect. Those speakers are bilingual and they consist about 64% of the rural population of Florina prefecture[2][3].
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Geography
Florina has no provinces; it is bounded by the prefecture of Pella to the east, Kozani to the south and Kastoriá to the southwest. At the Greek international borders, it is adjacent to Albania (Devoll and Korçë districts) to the west, the Republic of Macedonia (Bitola and Resen municipalities) to the north and Lake Prespa to the northwest, where the two borders cross each other. The Haliacmon river flows through the southwest.
Mountains in the prefecture include Verno (2,128 m/6,982 ft), Varnous (2,117 m/6,946 ft) and Voras (2,524 m/8,281 ft).
Demographics
According to the 2001 census,[4] the population of Florina Prefecture was 55,210 people. Today, the prefecture has a mixed population of Greeks and Slavophone Greeks (which consist about 64% of the rural population). There are around 1,300 people (2,35% of prefecture's population) with clear ethnic Macedonian identity.[5]. Also exists smaller communities of Aromanians and Arvanites, which always had strong Greek identity.
Agriculture
Florina is rich in agriculture. The main production are peppers and peaches. The principal juice producer is Flórina.
See also
- Archaeological Museum of Florina
- Florina Byzantine Museum
- Florina Museum of Modern ArtWebsite]
- Pisoderi ski center
- Lake Prespa
Communications
Radio
- ERA Florinas - an ERA affiliate, website
Transport
Municipalities and communities
| Municipality | YPES code | Seat (if different) | Postal code | Area code |
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| Aetos | 5001 | 530 75 | - | |
| Amyntaio | 5002 | 532 00 | 23860-2 | |
| Filotas | 5011 | 530 70 | 24630-41 | |
| Florina | 5012 | 531 00 | 23850-2 | |
| Kato Kleines | 5004 | 531 00 | 23850-1 | |
| Meliti | 5007 | Neochoraki | 530 71 | 23850-42 |
| Perasma | 5009 | 531 00 | 23850-3 | |
| Prespes | 5010 | Laimos | 530 77 | 23850-51 |
| Community | YPES code | Seat (if different) | Postal code | Area code |
| Krystallopigi | 5005 | 530 77 | 23850-45 | |
| Lechovo | 5006 | 530 73 | 23850-45 | |
| Nymfaio | 5008 | 530 78 | 23860-3 | |
| Variko | 5003 | 500 05 | 24670-94 |
See also: List of settlements in the Florina prefecture
References
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- ^ Roudometof, Victor (2002). Collective Memory, National Identity, and Ethnic Conflict: Greece, Bulgaria, and the Macedonian Question. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 124. ISBN 0275976483.
- ^ Usage des langues minoritaires dans les départements de Florina et d’Aridea (Macédoine); Riki Van Boeschoten
- ^ http://www.statistics.gr/gr_tables/S1101_SAP_1_TB_DC_01_03_Y.pdf
- ^ In the 2009 European elections in Greece, 1195 people from Florina Prefecture voted for the Rainbow Party, which represents the ethnic Macedonian minority in Greece.[2]
External links
- Florina Prefecture
- http://www.mcm.aueb.gr/ment/spetses/Koutsompogera-Manolopoulou/FLORINA.htm (English)
- Νομοί: Φλώρινα at the Open Directory Project (Greek)
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