Peloponnese

Peloponnese Periphery Περιφέρεια Πελοποννήσου
Country:	Greece
Capital:	Tripoli
Prefectures:	Arcadia Argolis Corinthia Laconia Messinia
Secretary-General:	Nikos Aggelopoyloy
Population:	650,310 (2005)
Area:	15,490 km² (5,981 sq.mi.)
Density:	42 /km² (109 /sq.mi.)
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.

Government

The Peloponnese Periphery is divided into six prefectures (Greek: νομοί):

• Arcadia
• Argolis
• Corinthia
• Laconia
• Messinia
• Ilia

Major communities

• Árgos (Άργος)
• Kalamáta (Καλαμάτα)
• Kórinthos (Κόρινθος) (Corinth in English)
• Trípoli (Τρίπολη)
• Pyrgos, Ilia

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Coordinates: 37°20′59″N 22°21′08″E / 37.3497°N 22.3522°E / 37.3497; 22.3522