Evros Prefecture
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| Evros Prefecture Νομός Έβρου |
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| Periphery | East Macedonia and Thrace |
| Capital | Alexandroupoli |
| Population | 150,580 (2005)Ranked 21st |
| Area | 4,242 km² Ranked 6th |
| Population density | 35.5/km²Ranked 44th |
| Number of provinces | 1? |
| Number of municipalities | 13 |
| Postal codes | 68x xx |
| Area codes | 255x0 |
| Licence plate code | ΕΒ, ΟΡ |
| ISO 3166-2 code | GR-72 |
The Evros Prefecture (Greek: Νομός Έβρου) is the northernmost of the prefectures of Greece. It is located in the eastern and the northeastern part of the Greek part of Thrace, and borders Turkey at the Evros river. Evros borders Bulgaria to the north and the northwest. The Rhodope prefecture borders it to the west. Evros is the northernmost prefecture in Greece. Its capital town is Alexandroupoli. Evros is one of the largest prefectures of Greece and is the largest in Thrace covering over 45%, almost half of Western Thrace, one of the two regions of Northern Greece (the other one is Macedonia) that cover over half of the entire region in Greece. The prefecture includes the small island of Samothrace. The second river is the Ardas river. The river area was devastated by floods from February 17 to February 22, 2005 and again from March 1 to March 4, 2005. The Rhodope mountains lie to the west.
The name of the prefecture is derived from the Evros river (Hebros), which appears to have been a Thracian hydronym.
[edit] Climate
The areas that mainly get Mediterranean climate is at the southern and the central portion. Its climate is mainly continental with cold winters in higher elevations and the northern part.
[edit] Transport
- GR-2/E90, Via Egnatia, old and new, SW, S, SE
- GR-51/E85, SE, E, NE
- GR-53, SW, W, NW
[edit] Municipalities
| Municipality | YPES code | Seat (if different) | Postal code | Area code |
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| Alexandroupoli | 1301 | 681 00 | 25510-2 through 7 | |
| Didymoteicho | 1303 | 683 00 | 25530-2 | |
| Feres | 1313 | 685 00 | 25550-2 | |
| Kyprinos | 1304 | 680 05 | 25560-2 | |
| Metaxades | 1305 | 680 10 | 25530-3 | |
| Orestiada | 1306 | 682 00 | 25520-2 | |
| Orfeas | 1307 | Lavara | 680 04 | 25530-3 |
| Samothrace | 1308 | 680 01 | 25510-4 | |
| Soufli | 1309 | 684 00 | 25540-2 | |
| Traianoupoli | 1310 | Aristino | 681 00 | 25310-4 |
| Trigono | 1311 | Dikaia | 680 07 | 25560-3 |
| Tychero | 1312 | 680 03 | 25540-4 | |
| Vyssa | 1302 | Nea Vyssa | 680 01 | 25520-7 |
