Grevena Prefecture

Infobox Pref GR
name = Grevena
name_local = Νομός Γρεβενών
flag_reg = Flag of Greek Macedonia.svg


periph = West Macedonia
capital = Grevena
population = 38,256
population_as_of = 2005
pop_rank = 52nd
pop_dens = 16.7
popdens_rank = 54th
area = 2,291
area_rank = 28th
postal_code = 51x xx
area_code = 24620, 24920
licence = ΡΝ
provinces =
municip = 8
commun = 7
ISO = GR-51
website = [http://www.grevena.gr www.grevena.gr]

Grevena ( _el. Γρεβενά, "Grevená", IPA2|ɣɾe̞ve̞ˈna) is a prefecture in Greece. Its capital is the city of Grevena. Much of the prefecture is mountainous. According to the 2001 Greek census, Grevena is the least densely populated and third-least populous prefecture (after Lefkada and Evrytania) in Greece. It was created in 1967 out of the old Grevena-Kozani prefecture in which the capital was Kozani. Grevena has no provinces and borders with the prefectures of Ioannina (Epirus) to the west, Kastoria to the northwest, Kozani to the north and east, Larissa to the southeast and Trikala to the south. The mountains include Lygkio to the west, Chasia to the southwest and the south and Vourinos to the northeast. The longest river is Aliakmon which flows to its east, the central part and the northern part. The region's economy relies on farming and agriculture, ecotourism, forest industry and the ski resort of Vasilitsa, which is a popular destination for winter holidays.

Transport

*Greece Interstate 15, S, Cen., N
*Greece Interstate 26, SE
*Via Egnatia (superhighway)/E90, SW, Cen., NE

Municipalities and communities

Demography

Grevena have one of the highest rates of population decline in Greece. In 2006, there were 225 births (urban areas-160, semiurban-28 & rural -37) and 393 deaths (urban-96, semiurban-42 and rural-255). In rural areas, death rate was about 7 times the birth rate. [http://www.statistics.gr/eng_tables/S201_SPO_1_TS_00_06_2_Y_EN.pdf]

ee also

*List of settlements in the Grevena prefecture
*Slavic toponyms of places in Grevena Prefecture