Peloponnese (periphery)
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| Peloponnese Periphery Περιφέρεια Πελοποννήσου |
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| Country: |  Greece |
| Capital: | Tripoli |
| Prefectures: | Arcadia Argolis Corinthia Laconia Messinia |
| Population: | 650,310
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| 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.
[edit] Government
The Peloponnese Periphery is divided into six prefectures (Greek: νομοί):
[edit] Major communities
- Árgos (Άργος)
- Kalamáta (Καλαμάτα)
- Kórinthos (Κόρινθος) (Corinth in English)
- Trípoli (Τρίπολη)
- Pyrgos, Ilia
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